Transylvania (disambiguation)
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Transylvania
is a historical region in present-day Romania. The term may also refer to:
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
is a historical region in present-day Romania. The term may also refer to:
Places
- Principality of Transylvania (1571–1711), a semi-independent state, vassal of the Ottoman Empire
- Transylvania, LouisianaTransylvania, LouisianaTransylvania is an unincorporated community located mostly in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the population of Transylvania is 743.-Geography:...
, a small town in the United States - Transylvania County, North CarolinaTransylvania County, North CarolinaTransylvania County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 33,090. Its county seat is Brevard.- History :The county was formed in 1861 from parts of Henderson County and Jackson County...
, United States - Transylvania (colony)Transylvania (colony)Transylvania, or the Transylvania Colony, was a short-lived, extra-legal colony founded in 1775 by Richard Henderson, who controlled the North Carolina based Transylvania Company, which had reached an agreement to purchase the land from the Cherokee in the "Treaty of Sycamore Shoals"...
, an American colony in present-day Kentucky in the 1770s - Transylvania UniversityTransylvania UniversityTransylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
, a liberal arts college located near downtown Lexington, Kentucky - 1537 Transylvania1537 Transylvania1537 Transylvania is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 27, 1940 by G. Strommer at Budapest.It was a lost asteroid until L. K. Kristensen at Aarhus University rediscovered it along with 452 Hamiltonia along with numerous other small objects in 1981- External links :...
, an asteroid - Transylvania MoundsTransylvania MoundsTranslyvania Mounds is an archaeological site in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana with components from the Coles Creek CE and Plaquemine/Mississippi periods...
, an archaeological site in Louisiana, USA
Entertainment
- Transylvania in fictionTransylvania in fictionLargely as a result of the success of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Transylvania has become a popular setting for gothic horror fiction, and most particularly vampire fiction...
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film)Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film)Transylvania 6-5000 is a short Merrie Melodies animated film directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. Bugs demonstrates how to handle a pesky vampire with six simple magic incantations...
, an animated short film starring Bugs Bunny - Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film)Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film)Transylvania 6-5000 is a movie about two tabloid reporters who travel to modern-day Transylvania to uncover the truth behind Frankenstein sightings. Along the way, they encounter other horror movie staples — a mummy, a werewolf, a vampire — each with a twist.Directed by Rudy De Luca, the film...
, a comedy/horror movie - Transylvania (film)Transylvania (film)Transylvania is a 2006 French drama film starring Asia Argento. In 2006, Director Tony Gatlif and composer Delphine Mantoulet won the "Georges Delerue Prize" at the Flanders International Film Festival for the score, and Gatlif was nominated for the "Grand Prix" award...
, the title of a 2006 film directed by Tony Gatlif - Transylvania (series), a 1989 computer game series of the 1980s
- Transylvania (song), a song by Iron Maiden on their 1980 self-titled album Iron Maiden
- Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the DeadTransylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the DeadTransylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead is the first studio album by American horror punk musician Wednesday 13. The album contains fourteen standard tracks, as well as a bonus track exclusive to Japan, titled "Thank You Satan"...
, a 2005 album by Wednesday 13 and also the title track from the album - Baby's Coming Back/TransylvaniaBaby's Coming Back/Transylvania"Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" is the fourth and final single from British band McFly's third studio album, Motion In The Ocean. The single became one of the first singles in history to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone...
, a single by English band McFly, taken from their 2006 album Motion in the Ocean - Transylvania (Nox Arcana album)
- Transylvania (Creature with the Atom Brain album)Transylvania (Creature with the Atom Brain album)-Track listing:# "I Rise The Moon" 3:20# "The Color Of Sundown" 4:32# "Something Is Wrong" 4:21# "Transylvania" 6:01# "Lonely Light" 5:25# "Spinnin' The Black Hole" 3:37# "Darker Than A Dungeon" 7:15...