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The first Hungarian form recorded was Erdeuelu (12th century, in the Gesta Hungarorum) while the first Romanian form recorded was in 1432 as Ardeliu. [1] [2] The initial a/e difference between the names can be found in other Hungarian loans in Romanian, such as Hungarian egres ‘gooseberry’ → Romanian agriș, agreș, as well as in placenames, e.g., Egyed, Erdőd, Erdőfalva, Esküllő → ...
Transylvania is a historical region in central and northwestern Romania.It was under the rule of the Agathyrsi, part of the Dacian Kingdom (168 BC–106 AD), Roman Dacia (106–271), the Goths, the Hunnic Empire (4th–5th centuries), the Kingdom of the Gepids (5th–6th centuries), the Avar Khaganate (6th–9th centuries), the Slavs, and the 9th century First Bulgarian Empire.
Badea Cârțan, Romanian explorer; Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu, Romanian writer and soldier (first in the Austro-Hungarian Army and then in the Romanian Army) George Coșbuc, Romanian poet; Aron Cotruș, Romanian poet and politician; Miron Cristea, Romanian Prime Minister and Patriarch of All Romania; Nicolae Densuşianu, Romanian historian and ...
Pages in category "History of Transylvania" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Historical names of Transylvania; K. Kingdom of Hungary; L.
Historical Transylvania also includes small parts of neighbouring Western Moldavia and even a small part of south-western neighbouring Bukovina to its north east (represented by Suceava County). Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history, coupled with its multi-cultural character.
Transylvania (the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also part of the historical regions of Crișana, Maramureș, and Banat. The new borders were set by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 between the respective states): Transylvania proper: following the declaration of the union with Romania in 1918;
Transylvania was ruled by Radu Şerban of Wallachia who held the title of voivode [17] September 1603–1604: Transylvania is administered by General Giorgio Basta in the name of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor [18] 1605–1606: Stephen Bocskai: 1 January 1557 Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) son of George Bocskai and Krisztina Sulyok Kata Hagymássy ...
This is a list of localities in Transylvania that were, either in majority or in minority, historically inhabited by Transylvanian Saxons, having either churches placed in refuge castles for the local population (German: Kirchenburg = fortress church or Wehrkirche = fortified church), or only village churches (German: Dorfkirchen) built by the Transylvanian Saxons.