Thread:Queen Anastasia/@comment-4251620-20120927181756/@comment-3000425-20121001205326

People have for years incorrectly described Ruritania as being a "comic opera Balkan kingdom". The truth is that the only description of where Ruritania exists is given in the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope. The hero, Mr. Rassendyll travels from Paris to Dresden to Hofbau (in Ruritania and where he is first mistaken for the King) in the Forest of Zenda and then on to the capitol city of Strelsau. The train from Paris to Dresden goes on to Prague, so, by my estimate, Ruritania must lie between Dresden and Prague. It's not a very large area but Ruritania is supposed to be a very tiny kingdom. If you have a better idea of it's location, please contact me at queenanastastia@ruritania.net