Transylvania

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Transylvania is a historical region in central Romania, famed for its medieval castles, fortified churches, and association with the Dracula legend.


Statements (68)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
associatedWithAuthor Bram Stoker
associatedWithWork Dracula (novel)
borders Banat
Crișana
Maramureș
Moldavia
Wallachia
containsCity Alba Iulia
Bistrița
Brașov
Cluj-Napoca
Deva
Hunedoara
Mediaș
Miercurea Ciuc
Oradea
Sfântu Gheorghe
Sibiu
Sighișoara
Turda
Târgu Mureș
Zalău
containsRegion Banat (eastern part, in some historical definitions)
Crișana
Maramureș
country Romania
countrySubdivisionOf Romania
ethnicGroup Germans (Transylvanian Saxons)
Hungarians
Roma
Romanians
Székelys
hasCapital Cluj-Napoca
hasLegend Count Dracula
historicalAllegiance Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hungary
Principality of Transylvania
joinedState Kingdom of Romania
knownFor Biertan Fortified Church
Bran Castle
Corvin Castle
Saxon fortified towns
UNESCO World Heritage fortified churches of Transylvanian Saxons
Viscri Fortified Church
association with the Dracula legend
fortified churches
medieval castles
language German
Hungarian
Romanian
largestCity Cluj-Napoca
locatedIn Carpathian Basin
Europe
central Romania
mountainRange Carpathian Mountains
partOf Romania
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Unitarianism
timeZone Eastern European Time
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
nature tourism
unionDate 1918


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