Transylvania

historical and geographical region in the central and western part of Romania
Place historical_region Q39473
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Transylvania

Summary

Transylvania is a historical region[1]. Transylvania ranks in the top 1% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,058 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Transylvania is located in Romania[3].
  • Transylvania is in the country of Romania[4].
  • Transylvania is on the continent of Europe[5].
  • Transylvania's instance of is recorded as historical region[6].
  • Transylvania's currency is recorded as Romanian Leu[7].
  • Transylvania's Commons category is recorded as Transylvania[8].
  • Transylvania's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[9].
  • Transylvania's highest point is recorded as Negoiu Peak[10].
  • Transylvania's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.766666666667, 'lon': 23.583333333333}[11].
  • Transylvania's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transylvania[12].
  • Transylvania's Commons gallery is recorded as Transylvania[13].
  • Transylvania's Human Development Index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.829'}[14].
  • Transylvania's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Transylvania[15].
  • Transylvania's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Transylvania's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Transylvania's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
  • Transylvania's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Transylvania's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Transylvania's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Transylvania's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Transylvania[22].
  • Transylvania's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Transylvania[23].
  • Transylvania's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Transylvanian'}[24].
  • Transylvania's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Transilvania'}[25].
  • Transylvania's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Transylvania[26].
  • Transylvania's different from is recorded as Siebengebirge[27].

Body

Geography

Transylvania is in the country of Romania[4]. Transylvania is located in Romania[3]. Transylvania is on the continent of Europe[5].

Physical Characteristics

Transylvania covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+100293'}[28].

Designation and Status

Transylvania's instance of is recorded as historical region[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Transylvania include Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916[29], a battle[30], in Romania[31]; Via Transilvanica[32], a long-distance trail[33], in Romania[34], founded in 2018[35]; Transylvanian Plateau[36], a plateau[37], in Romania[38]; Transylvanosaurus[39], a fossil taxon[40]; Gymnoglossa transsylvanica[41], a taxon[42]; Lathyrus transsilvanicus[43], a taxon[44]; and Campanula transsilvanica[45], a taxon[46].

Why It Matters

Transylvania ranks in the top 1% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,058 views/month).[2] Transylvania has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Transylvania is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Transylvania include Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916[29], a battle[30], in Romania[31]; Via Transilvanica[32], a long-distance trail[33], in Romania[34], founded in 2018[35]; Transylvanian Plateau[36], a plateau[37], in Romania[38]; Transylvanosaurus[39], a fossil taxon[40]; Gymnoglossa transsylvanica[41], a taxon[42]; and Lathyrus transsilvanicus[43], a taxon[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 120
    Instance of → historical region
    Wikidata description → historical and geographical region in the central and western part of Romania
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_o
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||hi, lmo */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 14481
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 14481, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167485195|TRANSYLVANIA (#167485195)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]]"
  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → transylvania
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: transylvania, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289972065|transylvania (#289972065)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002237-Sedmihradsko-Rumunsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0002237-Sedmihradsko-Rumunsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  5. 21w ago · Rémih · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Image last checked license → —
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    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q990226]]"
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