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Transylvania (Romanian: Ardeal or Transilvania; Hungarian: Erdély; German: 
Siebenbürgen (help·info); Latin: Transsilvania. In other languages: Polish: Siedmiogród; Bulgarian: Седмоградско; Ардял; Трансилвания; Serbian: Трансилванија / Transilvanija or Ердељ / Erdelj; Turkish: Erdel) is a historical region in central Romania. In its early history, the territory of present-day Transylvania belonged to Dacia, the Roman Empire, the Hun Empire, the Gepid Kingdom[1] and the Bulgarian Empire[2]. As a political entity, Transylvania is mentioned from the 11th century (after the Hungarian conquest) as a voivodeship, part of the Kingdom of Hungary. It then successively became an autonomous principality under Ottoman suzerainty in 1571, a part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1711, again a part of the Kingdom of Hungary (within the newly established Austria-Hungary) in 1867, and a part of the Kingdom of Romania after World War I. Transylvania's main city, Cluj-Napoca, is today considered to be the region's capital, although Transylvania was also ruled from Alba Iulia during its vassalage to the Ottoman Empire, and from Sibiu, where the Habsburg governor was located from 1711 until 1848. The seat of the Transylvanian Diet was itself moved to Sibiu for some time in the 19th century.
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The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side, and Hungary, seen as a successor of Austria-Hungary, on the other. It established the borders of Hungary and regulated its international situation. Hungary lost over two-thirds of its territory and about two-thirds of its inhabitants under the treaty.[3]. The principal beneficiaries of territorial adjustment were Romania, Czechoslovakia, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The treaty was signed on June 4, 1920, at the Grand Trianon Palace in Versailles, France. More . . .
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Gelou (Gelu in Romanian, Gyalu in Hungrarian) is a figure in the Gesta Hungarorum, an anonymously authored Hungarian history written around 1200 A.D. He is portrayed as a leader of the Vlachs and Slavic peoples in Transylvania, and was defeated by the warriors of the Magyar chieftain Tétény (also called Töhötöm; in the original Latin: Tuhutum) sometime during the 10th century. More . . .
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A group of businessmen and politicians from the Italian region of Trento have expressed their interest in investing up to €700 million in Cluj county, Romania, for tourism development. Marius Nicoară, the president of Cluj County Council stated that the council would be interested in collaborating with the Italian investors for the development of mountain roads and ski resorts in the area. Cluj county, which is located in the centre of Transylvania, is one of the most mountainous areas of the country, receiving tourists mainly for winter sports, such a skiing, and agritourism. The county's capital, Cluj-Napoca, is one of the largest cities in Romania. Full story
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A Székely cemetery. The Székely live mainly in the Harghita, Covasna and Mureş counties.
Photo credit: Csanády
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Transylvania was first referred to in a Medieval Latin document in 1075 as Ultra silvam, meaning "beyond the forest".
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