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Alba Iulia

Also known as Gyulafehérvár, Karlsburg

Alba Iulia, in Hungarian Gyulafehérvár, is a city in Transylvania, Romania, on the Mureș River, built on the site of the Roman legionary fortress of Apulum. It was the seat of the bishops of Transylvania from the 11th century and the capital of the Principality of Transylvania in the 16th and 17th centuries. On 1 December 1918 an assembly there proclaimed the union of Transylvania with Romania.

Alba Iulia
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Realm of the GyulasEastern Hungarian KingdomPrincipality of Transylvania

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alba Iulia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alba-iulia
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