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Laureniu Daniel Trpoanc 12.21.2012Cypress College Geography 100 FINAL PRESENTATION Instructor: Shane R. McLaren

Transylvanialand beyond the forest"the jewel in Romanias crown Charles, Great Britain Prince of Wales

1Transylvania (from Latin the land beyond the forest) is a triangular plateau in the heart of Romania (1,600 feet high), surrounded by the Transylvanian Alps and the Carpathian Mountains; petroleum, timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, gold, uranium, silver, manganese, copper, and over 3.000 thermal and mineral water springs; is drained by the tributaries of the DANUBE (second longest European River)

Transfagarasan Road

connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia

Temperate - Continental Climate (Dfb and H)

f (precipitation) - significant in all seasonsb - sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms - cold and cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; - annual average temperature is between 36 F highlands and 52F south and west

flora and fauna

Carpathian chamois

Wild OrchidWild alpine flowers

European bison

Red squirrel

60% of all European brown bears and 40% of all European wolves and lynx are living in Carpathians Mountains Eurasian Lynx

Brown Bear

Gray wolf Alpine Rooster male and femaleWild yellow flowers

The Sphinx of Bucegiis a natural rock formation Transylvania withMoldavia, and Wallachia it was one of three Romanian Principalities (small sovereign states ruled by a monarch)

romaniatourism.comIn its history, the territory of Transylvania belonged to a variety of empires and states.

Kingdom of Dacia (7th century BC 106 AD) (conquest of Dacia by Roman Empire)

DecebalusBUREBISTA

Dacian SymbolsGeto-Dacians AreaRomaniaBlack SeaUkraineHungaryAustriaGermanyPolandCzech RepublicSlovakiaSerbiaBulgariaItalyMoldova

Middle Ages Rulers (11th 18th Century)

Vlad epe the ImpalerMichael the Brave

tefan the Greatfirst cousin of Vlad epe

Early Modern Ages Rulers (1800-World War II)

Alexandru Ioan Cuza Unified Moldova and WalachiaCommunist Period (1947- 1989) and 1989 Revolution

Nicolae Ceauescu

Palace of the ParliamentEx building of Ceauescu Nicolae Ceauescu & Saddam Hussein Present Day (1990 2012) "Transylvania is in my blood. I have family connections here and that's why I am very interested in this region. Prince Charles 2008/05/13 Transylvania

Romania joined NATO in 2004 and became a EU member in 2007RomaniaEU

NATO

The European Central Bank

Transylvania has a population of 7,2 million, with a large Romanians majority (75.9%), Hungarians (17.6%), Gypsies (2.3%), Germans (3.7%) and Serbs (0.5%). (2002 Romanian Census)

Baile-Herculane Spa Resort(thermal baths since 153 AD)

The official language of Transylvania is Romanian (spoken as a first language by 91% of the population), a Romance language related to Italian, French, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Timisoara Timisoara

55% of population live in the urban environment and 45% of citizens live in the rural environment.Travel ChannelWild Carpathia

Timisoara Union SquareReligion: Christian 85,9% identified as Eastern Orthodox in the 2011 census. Other Christian denominations include Roman Catholicism (4.6%), Calvinism (3.15%), Pentecostal (1.9%) and the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church (0.84%).

The Black Church City of Braov (Lutheran)

Orthodox Cathedral in Timisoara

Cluj-Napoca Reformed Synagogue

Curtea de Arge MonasterySibiu City Skyline Council Tower, Evangelical Lutheran, Catholic Church, Reformed (Calvinist) Church, Orthodox church,and in the background the Moldavian Peak.

TRADITIONS

Sighioara was built as a fortress by Saxons (Germans Ethnics) is considered to be the most beautiful and well preserved inhabited citadel in Europe, with an authentic medieval architecture.is the place where was born Vlad epe, the Impaler

Cluj-Napoca - unofficial capital of TransylvaniaCity HallUniversity of Cluj17th century Mill ChannelTransylvanian Castles and Fortified Villages

Poenari Castle -Vlad the Impalermain fortress , Curtea de Arges Bran Castle (Dracula Castle) in BraovPele Castle in Sinaia

Hunedoara Castle - where Vlad the Impaler was held prisoner for 7 years

Vineyards Valley in Sibiu

Gates of Alba Iulia Fortress

Fgra Castle in Braov(fgra = beech tree)

Braov - first attested under the name Corona (Latin word for"crown) a name given by the German colonists (the German name Kronstadt means "Crown City).

Palace of the Parliament (Neoclassicism Style) call it by Romanians - People's House world's largest administrative buildingmost expensive (4 billions USD)and heaviest buildingContents:WORLD GEOGRAPHY, GEOG 100 (CRN 10576) de Blij, Realms, Regions and Concepts, 14e Instructor : Shane Mclarenhttp://www.romaniatourism.com/http://www.helloonline.com/royalty/2008/05/13/charles-transylvania/M. Rotea, Prehistory. In: The History of Romania, Bucuresti 2008Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Centre. 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2008.Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania. UNESCO. Retrieved January 16, 2009http://www.turismland.ro/http://www.blog.ca/media/photo/nicolae_ceausescu_cu_saddam_hussein/2229455President George W. Bush welcomes Romanian President Traian Basescu to the Oval Office at the White House Thursday, July 27, 2006 in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric DraperWild Carpathia - Filming the Last Untouched European Wilderness By Julian Jackson - 28 Oct 2011 13:41:0 GMThttp://goeasteurope.about.com/od/romania/ss/RomaniaCastleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_Romaniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villages_with_fortified_churches_in_Transylvaniahttp://www.worldrecordacademy.com/