Gyulafehérvár

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Gyulafehérvár, known today as Alba Iulia in Romania, is a historic city that served as the political and cultural center of Transylvania for centuries.

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Gyulafehérvár canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historical city
associatedWith Habsburg Monarchy
Transylvanian princes
belongsTo Central Romania
country Romania
dateOfHistoricalEvent 1 December 1918
GermanName Karlsburg
hasArchitecturalStyle Vauban-style fortress (Alba Carolina)
hasCommemoration National Day of Romania ceremonies
hasFortress Alba Carolina Citadel
hasFunction administrative center of Alba County
hasHeritage multiethnic (Romanian, Hungarian, Saxon)
hasHistoricalLayer Habsburg military citadel
Roman castrum Apulum
medieval fortress town
hasLandmark Alba Iulia Orthodox Cathedral
St. Michael's Cathedral
hasPopulationCharacteristic medium-sized Romanian city
hasReligiousSignificance Roman Catholic episcopal see
Romanian Orthodox archbishopric
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
historicalEvent Union of Transylvania with Romania
historicalPeriodOfImportance Early modern period
Middle Ages
historicalRegion Principality of Transylvania
isCountySeatOf Alba County
isKnownFor Great Union of 1918 proclamation
linked to: Great Union of 1918

well-preserved star-shaped fortress
LatinName Apulum
locatedIn Transylvania
locatedOnRiver Mureș River
modernName Alba Iulia
nativeNameLanguage Hungarian
partOf Alba County
postalCodePrefix 5100
roleIn1918 site of the Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia
RomanianName Alba Iulia
servedAs cultural center of Transylvania
political center of Transylvania
symbolOf Romanian national unity
timeAsCapital 16th–17th centuries
timezone Eastern European Time
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
UNLOCODE ROABU
vehicleRegistrationCode AB
wasCapitalOf Principality of Transylvania

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Principality of Transylvania capital Gyulafehérvár
Alba Iulia formerName Gyulafehérvár
Grand Prince of Transylvania hasCapital Gyulafehérvár
Gabriel Bethlen deathPlace Gyulafehérvár
Gabriel Bethlen residence Gyulafehérvár
Gabriel Bethlen burialPlace Gyulafehérvár
John II Sigismund Zápolya placeOfDeath Gyulafehérvár
John II Sigismund Zápolya residence Gyulafehérvár
George I Rákóczi placeOfDeath Gyulafehérvár
George I Rákóczi residence Gyulafehérvár
George II Rákóczi residence Gyulafehérvár
Eastern Hungarian Kingdom capital Gyulafehérvár
Sigismund Rákóczi placeOfBirth Gyulafehérvár
Sigismund Rákóczi placeOfDeath Gyulafehérvár
Sigismund Rákóczi residence Gyulafehérvár
Sigismund Rákóczi burialPlace Gyulafehérvár
Michael II Apafi residence Gyulafehérvár