Alba Iulia

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Alba Iulia is a historic city in central Romania, renowned for its well-preserved Vauban-style fortress and its role in the 1918 union of Transylvania with Romania.

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Alba Iulia canonical 30

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus municipality
associatedWithMonarch Gabriel Bethlen
Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave)
surface form: Michael the Brave
country Romania
countryCapitalOf Principality of Transylvania
surface form: Principality of Transylvania (historical)
formerName Apulum
Gyulafehérvár
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
surface form: Weißenburg
hasBuilding Batthyaneum Library
Princely Palace of Transylvania
Union Hall
hasCityType historic city
hasCommemorationDay 1 December
hasDefensiveStructure bastions
gates
ramparts
hasEthnicCommunity Germans
Hungarians
Roma
Romanians
hasFortressType Vauban-style fortress
hasLandmark Alba Carolina Fortress
hasMotto Cealaltă Capitală (The Other Capital)
hasMuseum National Museum of the Union
National Union Museum
hasReligiousSite Coronation Cathedral (Reunification Cathedral)
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Michael
hasStructure Roman castrum of Apulum (archaeological site)
Third Gate of Alba Carolina Fortress
hasUniversity 1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia
heritageStatus important national heritage site of Romania
historicalEvent Great Union of 1918
surface form: Great Union of 1 December 1918
isCapitalOf Alba County
knownFor role in the 1918 union of Transylvania with Romania
well-preserved Vauban-style fortress
languageUsed German
Hungarian language
surface form: Hungarian

Romanian
locatedIn Alba County
central Romania
locatedInRegion Transylvania
locatedOnRiver Mureș River
partOf Romania
postalCodePrefix 5100
roleInEvent proclamation of union of Transylvania with Romania
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
urbanPlanningStyle star-shaped fortress layout

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Hradec Králové hasTwinTown Alba Iulia
East Kilbride hasTwinTown Alba Iulia
Great Union Day mainLocation Alba Iulia
Mureș River flowsThroughCity Alba Iulia
Transylvania containsCity Alba Iulia
Great Union of 1918 mainLocation Alba Iulia
Słupsk twinTown Alba Iulia
Maros River crossesCity Alba Iulia
Pardubice hasTwinTown Alba Iulia
Vilanova i la Geltrú twinTown Alba Iulia
Transylvanian Diet meetsAt Alba Iulia
Alba County capital Alba Iulia
Alba County seat Alba Iulia
Alba County hasCity Alba Iulia
Alba County administrativeCenter Alba Iulia
Alba County hasHistoricCity Alba Iulia
Hunedoara hasNearbyCity Alba Iulia
Isabella Jagiellon placeOfDeath Alba Iulia
Isabella Jagiellon residence Alba Iulia
Arnsberg hasTwinTown Alba Iulia
János Hunyadi burialPlace Alba Iulia