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The Transylvanian Military Frontier (; ; ) was a territory in the
The Transylvanian Military Frontier was composed of two Romanian regiments, two Székely regiments, and a Hussars regiment, garrisoned as follows:
* at Orlat
* at Năsăud
* 1st Székely Regiment at Miercurea Ciuc
* 2nd Székely Regiment at Târgu Secuiesc
* Hussar border guards at Sfântu Gheorghe
Transylvanian Military Frontier in 1815–1818
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Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is ...
. It was a section of the Habsburg Military Frontier.
History
It was founded in 1762 from territories that had been part of the Habsburg Principality of Transylvania. After it was abolished, the territory of the Transylvanian Military Frontier was reincorporated into the principality.Borders
Within the Habsburg monarchy the Transylvanian Military Frontier bordered the Principality of Transylvania and theKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...
in the northwest, the Banatian Military Frontier in the southwest, and Bukovina (part of Galicia and Lodomeria until 1849, a separate duchy thereafter) in the northeast. It also bordered the Ottoman vassal principalities of Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...
and Moldavia
Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...
in the southeast.
Regiments
The Transylvanian Military Frontier was composed of two Romanian regiments, two Székely regiments, and a Hussars regiment, garrisoned as follows:
* at Orlat
* at Năsăud
* 1st Székely Regiment at Miercurea Ciuc
* 2nd Székely Regiment at Târgu Secuiesc
* Hussar border guards at Sfântu Gheorghe
See also
* Military Frontier * Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867) * History of Transylvania *Transylvania
Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
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Transylvanian Military Frontier in 1815–1818
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