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affenlehrer@feddit.org 1 day agoA lot of the region there was settled by Saxons in the middle ages but I’ve no idea why they called it Siebenbürgen
Comment on No but seriously
affenlehrer@feddit.org 1 day agoA lot of the region there was settled by Saxons in the middle ages but I’ve no idea why they called it Siebenbürgen
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 day ago
Probably because it was between seven mountains? (Sieben Berge/bergen?)
Or it’s from guarantor (Bürge)? Ginge me a sec, I’m intrigued now.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 day ago
Unclear. Burgen, Berge, Bürgen, Stühle (?), lots of possibilities.
(Wikipedia)
affenlehrer@feddit.org 1 day ago
Thank you for the research. I’ve been there once, mostly around Kronstadt / Brasov and it’s really beautiful and a lot of historical buildings still exist
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 day ago
That wasn’t research. I was interested and opened Wikipedia. The family of a friend comes from somewhere in that region and he showed me pictures. Those were pretty breathtaking.