Transylvania

Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: ????????????? / Transilvanija, Bulgarian: ???????????? (Transilvaniya) or ???????????? (Sedmogradsko), ???????????? (Sedmigradsko), Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvánia, Polish: Siedmiogród) forms the western and central parts of Romania. Transylvania was a principality during the Middle Ages.

Etymology

Transylvania was first referred to in a Latin document in 1075 as "Ultra silvam," meaning "beyond the forest." That name was later changed to "Transylvania," which has the same meaning.

Related Topics:
Latin - 1075

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The German name Siebenbürgen means "seven cities", after the Transylvanian Saxons' cities in this region. The Romanian name Ardeal and the Hungarian name Erdély are of uncertain origins (see Etymology of Transylvania).

Related Topics:
Transylvanian Saxons - Etymology of Transylvania

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