The images which stand out in my mind about Transylvania are the fortified cities in the area. For some reason I tend to think of them as tourist attractions now-- with good reason, as most of these ancient cities now are... so why did Transylvania have so many?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtGWhGquE9jJ9r77YmW3sLoOzLJnwi_oF-cj6DNtwp2wb_aNeA7HhdZe1AGIONWg7ZjAXygBKVc4MSTDXbZQEyzWq2uvzHNrfRnNtkWSfExnboUJCuAF0_dTTcMQdvz2tZN4to9rIrZKb/s320/fortified+city.jpg)
Maybe because if you wanted to get to Vienna, and the rest of Europe the fastest way there was through Transylvania. So there you have it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtGWhGquE9jJ9r77YmW3sLoOzLJnwi_oF-cj6DNtwp2wb_aNeA7HhdZe1AGIONWg7ZjAXygBKVc4MSTDXbZQEyzWq2uvzHNrfRnNtkWSfExnboUJCuAF0_dTTcMQdvz2tZN4to9rIrZKb/s320/fortified+city.jpg)
Maybe because if you wanted to get to Vienna, and the rest of Europe the fastest way there was through Transylvania. So there you have it.
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