Is there actually a Transylvania?

Transylvania, Romanian Transilvania, Hungarian Erdély, German Siebenbürgen, historic eastern European region, now in Romania. It was incorporated into Romania in the first half of the 20th century. …

Is Transylvania a real town?

Transylvania is best known as the mysterious land of bloodthirsty vampires and howling wolves. Some may think it’s fictional, but this central Romanian region is a real place. And it’s pretty special, too. Bordered to the east by the Carpathian Mountains, ‘the land beyond the forest’ still feels undiscovered.

Is Transylvania a nationality?

Transylvania is a multiethnic region located in the present-day state of Romania. Its principal Ethnic groups, or nationalities, are Romanians, Hungarians, and Germans; there are also Serbs, Gypsies, and Jews in the Region, as well as small numbers of others (such as Armenians).

What countries border Transylvania?

To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Apuseni Mountains….Transylvania.

Is Transylvania in Pennsylvania?

No, not in Pennsylvania. Transylvania is an unincorporated community in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, and there’s a Transylvania County in North Carolina (just north of the South Carolina border.) There’s also a private university called Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.

Is Transylvania in Central Europe?

Transylvania is a historical region that is located in central Romania. Bound on the east and south by its natural borders, the Carpathian mountain range, Transylvania extends westward to the Apuseni Mountains.

Is Pennsylvania named after Transylvania?

No, there isn’t a Transylvania in Pennsylvania. The names are just based on the same Latin word – sylvania – for “woods”.

Is Transylvania and Romania the same thing?

After World War I, Transylvania became part of Romania. In 1940 Northern Transylvania reverted to Hungary as a result of the Second Vienna Award, but it was reclaimed by Romania after the end of World War II.