What is Transylvania?
[[File:Transylvania.png|thumb|right|Map of [[Romania]], the part in yellow is Transylvania]] [[File:Transsylvania countryside.JPG|thumb|right|Transylvanian countryside. Near [[Bicalatu]]]] '''Transylvania''' is a historical region in [[Central Europe]]. In the past, it was administered by [[Hungary]], as an independent [[principality]], belonging to the [[Ottoman Empire]], and a province of [[Austria-Hungary]]. It has been part of [[Romania]] since the end of [[World War I]] in 1918. The borders was made up by the [[Siret River]] from east, river [[Tisza]] from west of north and south by the [[Carpathian Mountains]]. Transylvania's main city, [[Cluj-Napoca]], is seen as the region's informal capital. But Transylvania was also ruled from [[Alba Iulia]] during its dependence from the Ottoman Empire, and the seat of the [[Transylvanian Diet]] was moved to [[Sibiu]] for some time in the 19th century. In popular culture, Transylvania is mainly known as the seat (and origin) of [[Count Dracula]]. This [[vampire]] story by [[Bram Stoker]] is based on a local nobleman [[Vlad III the Impaler]], known for his cruelty. It also was the home of [[Elizabeth Báthory]]. {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Transylvania| ]]