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Transylvanian Military Frontier
section of The Military Frontier, Habsburg monarchy
1762–1851
GraniţaMilitarăTransilvăneană
The Frontier in 1817, with the different regiments shown
History
History  
• Established
1762
• Disestablished
1851
Today part of Romania

The Transylvanian Military Frontier (Romanian language: Granița Militară Transilvăneană

German
Siebenbürgische Militärgrenze; Hungarian language: Erdélyi határőrvidék) was a territory in the Habsburg monarchy. 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 the Kingdom of Hungary 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 and Moldavia in the southeast.

Regiments[]

Orlat Fostul sediu al Regimentului graniceresc

Old headquarters of the 1st Romanian Border Guards Regiment in Orlat

The Transylvanian Military Frontier was composed of two Romanian regiments, two Székely regiments, and a Hussars regiment, garrisoned as follows:

  • 1st Romanian Regiment [ro] at Orlat
  • 2nd Romanian Regiment [ro] 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

External links[]

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