Transylvania
[English], Erdely [wooded land in Hungarian], Siebenbuergen [German],
terra ultrasilvana, "the land beyond the forest" [Latin], Ardeal
[Romanian], Erdel [Turkish]) is a basin in the central part of today's
Romania. It is a name that became popular during the Middle Ages
to designate the easternmost province of the Hungarian Kingdom.
It is inhabited by romanians, hungarians, germans (saxons), gypsies,
few turks and bulgars.
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When
Americans hear about Transylvania, they think of vampires, cemeteries,
a mysterious fog-covered countryside, and people terrorized by Count
Dracula. Bram Stoker and Hollywood have succeeded in relegating
a real place, with real people into a storybook creation, a never-never
land for movies and television.
The following images
represent a very subjective and personal selection only meant as
an introduction. |
