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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.
Named after the Volga German town of Katharinenstadt. [33] Charlotte: North Carolina: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, of the ruling family of a duchy in northern Germany. Coburg: Oregon: Originally named "Diamond." It was renamed after a stallion who in turn was named after the district of Coburg in Bavaria, from which it was imported. [34 ...
Transylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census the population is 32,986. [2] Its county seat is Brevard. [3] Transylvania County comprises the Brevard, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Moravian settlement in North Carolina (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "German-American culture in North Carolina" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
A German diaspora in North Carolina is booming thanks to a multibillion-dollar investment from Germany, but a potential Trump Presidency is causing anxiety Ryan Hogg Updated August 22, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Towns in Transylvania County, North Carolina (1 P) U. Unincorporated communities in Transylvania County, North Carolina (6 P) This page was last edited on 6 ...
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Lived since the High Middle Ages onwards in Transylvania as well as in other parts of contemporary Romania. Additionally, the Transylvanian Saxons are the eldest ethnic German group in non-native majority German-inhabited Central-Eastern Europe, alongside the Zipsers in Slovakia and Romania (who began to settle in present-day Slovakia starting in the 13th century).