The Transylvanian Plain (; , ) is an ethnogeographical area in

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 ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, located between the

Someșul Mare The Someșul Mare (''Great Someș'', Hungarian: ''Nagy-Szamos'') is a river in north-western Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukrain ...

and the

Someșul Mic The Someșul Mic (''Little Someș'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kis-Szamos'') is a river in north-western Romania (Cluj County). At its confluence with the Someșul Mare in Mica, Cluj, Mica, the Someș is formed. Its total length is , and ...

rivers to the north and west and the

Mureș River Mureș may refer to: * Mureș County, Romania * Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'') * Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania See also * Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County * Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba Cou ...

to the south and east. It is populated by both ethnic Romanians and ethnic Hungarians. The Transylvanian Plain can be divided into two parts: a hilly one in the northeast and a flatter one in the south and west. Important villages in the Transylvanian Plain include Sic (in Hungarian, ''Szék''; a former salt-mining town), Mociu (''Mócs''), Jucu (''Zsuk''), Band (''Mezőbánd''), Suatu (''Magyarszovát''), and Unguraș (''Bálványosváralja'').

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