Transylvania

Also known as Siebenbürgen

Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon: Siweberjen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. The region's natural border to the east and south is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west it is the Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and northwestern Romanian regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally Banat. Historical Transylvania also includes small parts of neighbouring Western Moldavia and a small part of south-western neighbouring Bukovina to its north-east (represented by Suceava Count

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Transylvania is a historical and cultural region in central Romania that is naturally bordered by the Carpathian Mountains to the east and south and the Apuseni Mountains to the west. The region is significant as a distinct geographical and cultural area whose boundaries have varied throughout history, sometimes including neighboring western and northwestern Romanian regions.

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It sits within the topics Historical regions in Romania, Historical regions in the Kingdom of Hungary and History articles needing translation from Hungarian Wikipedia.

Its subject is documented across 97 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: Transylvania
Country.common_name: Transylvania
Country.native_name: / Siweberjen (Transylvanian Saxon)
Country.image_flag: File:Flag of Transylvania (Local).svg
Country.image_coat: Coat of arms of Transylvania.svg
Country.coa_size: 70
Country.image_map: Transylvania, Banat, Crisana and Maramures.svg
Country.image_map2_caption: Bran Castle • Sighișoara • Cluj-Napoca • Corvin Castle • Brașov • Sibiu • Alba Iulia • Biertan fortified church • Cindrel Mountains
Country.largest_city: Cluj-Napoca
Country.official_languages: Romanian
Country.languages2_type: Recognised minoritylanguages
Country.ethnic_groups_year: 2021
Country.demonym: Transylvanian
Country.religion_year: 2021
Country.sovereignty_type: Establishment history
Country.established_event5: Great Union
Country.established_date5: 1 December 1918/1923
Country.established_event9: Current state form

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Transylvanian
Area: 100293
Image: Bran castle (47626731362).jpg

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Commons category: Transylvania
Commons gallery: Transylvania
native label: Transilvania
P8168: film festival
Human Development Index: 0.829

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography and ethnography
Administrative divisions
Cities and towns
Population
Historical population
Current population
Economy
Culture
Religion
Other religions
Tourist attractions
Festivals and events
Film festivals
Music festivals
Others
Historical coat of arms of Transylvania
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history, along with its multi-cultural character. It also contains Romania's second-largest city, Cluj-Napoca, and other very well preserved medieval iconic cities and towns such as Brașov, Sibiu, Târgu Mureș, Bistrița, Alba Iulia, Mediaș, and Sighișoara. It is also the home of some of Romania's UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Villages with fortified churches, the Historic Centre of Sighișoara, the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains and the Roșia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape.

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