Transylvania
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Transylvania Transilvania/Ardeal (Romanian) Erdély (Hungarian) Siebenbürgen (German) |
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| Historical region of Romania | |||
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| Nickname(s): "The Land Beyond the Forest" | |||
 Transylvania proper
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| Coordinates: 46°46′0″N 23°35′0″E / 46.76667°N 23.58333°ECoordinates: 46°46′0″N 23°35′0″E / 46.76667°N 23.58333°E | |||
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 Romania
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 102,834 km2 (39,704 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 7,309,291 | ||
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Transylvanian | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen or Transsilvanien, Latin: Transsilvania, see Historical Names in other Languages) is a historical region located in what is today the central part of Romania. Bound on the east and south by its natural borders, the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended westward to the Apuseni Mountains. The term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crișana, Maramureș, and the Romanian part of Banat.
The region of Transylvania is known for the scenic beauty of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. It also contains major cities such as Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, and Sibiu.
In the English-speaking world it has been commonly associated with vampires, chiefly due to the influence of Bram Stoker's famous novel Dracula as well as the many later film adaptations. The name "Transylvania" is likely to have inspired the 18th Century naming of Spotsylvania County, Virginia - a name which would figure prominently in the history of the American Civil War.
Historical Names of Transylvania are:
In Romanian, the region is known as Ardeal (pronounced [arˈde̯al]) or Transilvania (pronounced [transilˈvani.a]); in Hungarian as Erdély (pronounced [ɛrdeːj]); in German as Siebenbürgen (pronounced [ˈziːbn̩ˌbʏʁɡn̩]); and in Turkish as Transilvanya (pronounced [tɾansilˈvanja]) but historically as Erdel or Erdehstan; see also other denominations.
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