The country of Romania has changed a lot in the last century.
Romania became a nation in 1859- when Wallachia and Moldavia united to become the Princedom of Romania. This new nation was a merging of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, not of Transylvania, which was a part of Hungary, and the Prince (Domitar) of the newly formed country was Alexander Cuza.
He was deposed and the next person, Carol would become Prince of Romania and subsequently King of Romania. His nephew Ferdinand would become king after him, and it was during his reign Romania as people know it became a reality.
It wasn't until 1919 that Transylvania became a part of what was known as Greater Romania. It took 60 years for this event to take place, and it was only due to the First World War this happened.
In 1919, there were many different cultures in Transylvania: Ethnic Hungarians, Germans, Romanians and Jews were some of the largest groups. (At this point, and at least since about 1730, the majority of people who lived in Transylvania were of a cultural Romanian origin although there was no Romania at this time)
There were other disputes and arguments, but for the most part, these disagreements remained peaceful.
Although Transylvania as a whole has not been part of any other country since that time, Northern Transylvania became a part of Hungary between 1940-1945, as a part of the Vienna Awards. Transylvania and Romania have, over the years, built a good economy which has helped much of the rest of Romania grow. One of the main sources of income is tourism based on Dracula and Bran Castle. The tourism industry accounts for much of the GDP coming from Transylvania, although natural resources also play an important role.
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