Transylvania
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Summary
Transylvania is a historical region[1]. Transylvania ranks in the top 1% of historical region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,128 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Romania[3]
- Country: Romania[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Currency: Romanian Leu[6]
- Commons category: Transylvania[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8]
- Highest point: Negoiu Peak[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Transylvania[10]
- Commons gallery: Transylvania[11]
- Human Development Index: 0.829[12]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Transylvania[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Transylvania[20]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Transylvania[21]
- Demonym: Transylvanian[22]
- Native label: Transilvania[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Transylvania[24]
- Different from: Siebengebirge[25], Transylvania Colony[26], Transylvania University[27], Transylvania County[28], Transylvanian Plateau[29]
- Area: 100,293 km²[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Transylvania include Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916[31], a battle[32], in Romania[33]; Via Transilvanica[34], a long-distance trail[35], in Romania[36], founded in 2018[37]; Transylvanian Plateau[38], a plateau[39], in Romania[40]; Transylvanosaurus[41], a fossil taxon[42]; Gymnoglossa transsylvanica[43], a taxon[44]; Lathyrus transsilvanicus[45], a taxon[46]; and Campanula transsilvanica[47], a taxon[48].
Why It Matters
Transylvania has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Transylvania is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Transylvania include Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916[31], a battle[32], in Romania[33]; Via Transilvanica[34], a long-distance trail[35], in Romania[36], founded in 2018[37]; Transylvanian Plateau[38], a plateau[39], in Romania[40]; Transylvanosaurus[41], a fossil taxon[42]; Gymnoglossa transsylvanica[43], a taxon[44]; and Lathyrus transsilvanicus[45], a taxon[46].