Editing Transylvania (section)

== Cities and towns ==

{{Largest cities
| country = Romania
| kind = cities of Transylvania, Banat, Crișana and Maramureș historical regions
| stat_ref = [https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls "NIS 2021 Census"] (2021 population by place of residence)
| list_by_pop = 
| div_name = 
| div_link = Counties of Romania{{!}}County

|city_1 = Cluj-Napoca
|div_1 = Cluj County{{!}}Cluj
|pop_1 = 286,598
|img_1 = Biserica romano-catolică "Sfântul Mihail".jpg

|city_2 = Timișoara
|div_2 = Timiș County{{!}}Timiș
|pop_2 = 250,849
|img_2 = Piața Victoriei Timișoara.jpg

|city_3 = Brașov
|div_3 = Brașov County{{!}}Brașov
|pop_3 = 237,589
|img_3 = BVCouncilSquare0.jpg

|city_4 = Oradea
|div_4 = Bihor County{{!}}Bihor
|pop_4 = 183,105
|img_4 = Primăria și Centrul Municipiului Oradea.JPG

|city_5 = Arad, Romania{{!}}Arad
|div_5 = Arad County{{!}}Arad
|pop_5 = 145,078

|city_6 = Sibiu
|div_6 = Sibiu County{{!}}Sibiu
|pop_6 = 134,309

|city_7 = Târgu Mureș
|div_7 = Mureș County{{!}}Mureș
|pop_7 = 116,033

|city_8 = Baia Mare
|div_8 = Maramureș County{{!}}Maramureș
|pop_8 = 108,759

|city_9 = Satu Mare
|div_9 = Satu Mare County{{!}}Satu Mare
|pop_9 = 91,520

|city_10 = Bistrița
|div_10 = Bistrița-Năsăud County{{!}}Bistrița-Năsăud
|pop_10 = 78,877

|city_11 = Alba Iulia
|div_11 = Alba County{{!}}Alba
|pop_11 = 64,227

|city_12 = Reșița
|div_12 = Caraș-Severin County{{!}}Caraș-Severin
|pop_12 = 58,393

|city_13 = Deva, Romania{{!}}Deva
|div_13 = Hunedoara County{{!}}Hunedoara
|pop_13 = 53,113

|city_14 = Zalău
|div_14 = Sălaj County{{!}}Sălaj
|pop_14 = 52,359

|city_15 = Hunedoara
|div_15 = Hunedoara County{{!}}Hunedoara
|pop_15 = 50,457

|city_16 = Sfântu Gheorghe
|div_16 = Covasna County{{!}}Covasna
|pop_16 = 50,080

|city_17 = Turda
|div_17 = Cluj County{{!}}Cluj
|pop_17 = 43,319

|city_18 = Mediaș
|div_18 = Sibiu County{{!}}Sibiu
|pop_18 = 39,505

|city_19 = Lugoj
|div_19 = Timiș County{{!}}Timiș
|pop_19 = 35,450

|city_20 = Miercurea Ciuc
|div_20 = Harghita County{{!}}Harghita
|pop_20 = 34,484
}}

[[Cluj-Napoca]], commonly known as Cluj, is the second most populous city in Romania (as of the 2021 census), after the national capital [[Bucharest]], and is the seat of [[Cluj County]]. From 1790 to 1848 and from 1861 to 1867, it was the official capital of the [[Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867)|Grand Principality of Transylvania]]. [[Brașov]] is an important tourist destination, being the largest city in a mountain resorts area, and a central location, suitable for exploring Romania, with the distances to several tourist destinations (including the [[Black Sea]] resorts, the monasteries in northern [[Moldavia]], and the wooden churches of [[Maramureș]]) being similar.

[[Sibiu]] is one of the most important cultural centres of Romania and was designated the [[European Capital of Culture]] for the year 2007, along with the city of [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sibiu2007.ro/index_en.php|title=Sibiu Cultural Capital Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015213159/http://www.sibiu2007.ro/index_en.php|archive-date=2006-10-15}}</ref> It was formerly the centre of the [[Transylvanian Saxon]] culture and between 1692 and 1791 and 1849–65 was the capital of the [[Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867)|Principality of Transylvania]].

[[Alba Iulia]], a city located on the [[Mureș River]] in Alba County, has since the [[High Middle Ages]] been the seat of Transylvania's [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia|Roman Catholic diocese]]. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the [[Eastern Hungarian Kingdom]] and the later [[Principality of Transylvania (1571–1711)|Principality of Transylvania]]. Alba Iulia also has historical importance: after the end of World War I, representatives of the Romanian population of Transylvania gathered in Alba Iulia on 1 December 1918 to proclaim the [[Union of Transylvania with Romania|union of Transylvania]] with the [[Kingdom of Romania]]. In Transylvania, there are many medieval smaller towns such as [[Sighișoara]], [[Mediaș]], [[Sebeș]], and [[Bistrița]].

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File:Cluj-Napoca_(Biserica_Romano-Catolică_Sfântul_Mihail).jpg|[[Cluj-Napoca]] ({{langx|hu|Kolozsvár}}, {{langx|de|Klausenburg}})
File:Brasov, Romania (26523347959).jpg|[[Brașov]] ({{langx|hu|Brassó}}, {{langx|de|Kronstadt}})
File:Sibiu 200811 800px.jpg|[[Sibiu]] ({{langx|hu|Nagyszeben}}, {{langx|de|Hermannstadt}})
File:Arad City Hall (30112380741).jpg|[[Arad, Romania|Arad]] ({{langx|hu|Arad}}, {{langx|de|Arad}})
File:Cetatea_Alba_Iulia_din_aer_toamna.jpg|[[Alba Iulia]] ({{langx|hu|Gyulafehérvár}}, {{langx|de|Karlsburg}}) defense wall of [[Alba Carolina Citadel]]
File:Palatul Culturii (Targu Mures).jpg|[[Târgu Mureș]] ({{langx|hu|Marosvásárhely}}, {{langx|de|Neumarkt am Mieresch}})
File:Timisoara - Catholic Dome in Union Square.jpg|[[Timișoara]] ({{langx|hu|Temesvár}}, {{langx|de|Temeschburg}})
File:Primăria și Centrul Municipiului Oradea.JPG|[[Oradea]] ({{langx|hu|Nagyvárad}}, {{langx|de|Großwardein}})
File:Sighisoara. Biserica din deal.jpg|[[Sighișoara]] ({{langx|hu|Segesvár}}, {{langx|de|Schäßburg}})
File:Biserica Sfânta Margareta.jpg|[[Mediaș]] ({{langx|hu|Medgyes}}, {{langx|de|Mediasch}})
File:Bistrița de sus.jpg|[[Bistrița]] ({{langx|hu|Beszterce}}, {{langx|de|Bistritz}})
File:Sebes evangelical church 3.JPG|[[Sebeș]] ({{langx|hu|Szászsebes}}, {{langx|de|Mülbach}})
File:Centrul Vechi Baia Mare.jpg|[[Baia Mare]] ({{langx|hu|Nagybánya}}, {{langx|de|Frauenbach}})
File:Dévai vármegyeház.jpeg|[[Deva, Romania|Deva]] ({{langx|hu|Déva}}, {{langx|de|Diemrich}})
File:Miercurea_Ciuc_2010,_The_Petőfi_Street.jpg|[[Miercurea Ciuc]] ({{langx|hu|Csíkszereda}}, {{langx|de|Szeklerburg}})
File:2011-IMG 4425.jpg|[[Turda]] ({{langx|hu|Torda}}, {{langx|de|Thorenburg}})
File:Sepsiszentgyorgyi reformatus vartemplom.jpg|[[Sfântu Gheorghe]] ({{langx|hu|Sepsiszentgyörgy}}, {{langx|de|Gergen}})
File:Aiud-Turnul dogarilor si biserica reformata-2.JPG|Aiud Citadel in [[Aiud]] ({{langx|hu|Nagyenyed}}, {{langx|de|Straßburg am Mieresch}})
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