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The "Romanian, that is to say Transylvanian flag" and the Habsburg flag were reportedly used together at Maypole dances in Kronstadt by 1881. That year, a Hungarian tricolor and a "Saxon flag" were added; the former's appearance led to a publicized brawl, with claims that Romanian students had put up the national flag of another country. [178]
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania [transilˈvani.a] or Ardeal; or Hungarian: Erdély; German: Siebenbürgen [ˌziːbm̩ˈbʏʁɡn̩] ⓘ or Transsilvanien, historically Überwald; Transylvanian Saxon: Siweberjen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Andrei Codrescu, Romanian-American writer; Dumitru Fărcaș, Romanian tárogató (taragot) player; Gheorghe Funar, Romanian politician; Zsolt Erőss (1968–2013), Hungarian high-altitude mountaineer; Gabriela Irimia, Romanian pop singer, popular in Britain, see Cheeky Girls; Monica Irimia, Romanian pop singer, popular in Britain, see Cheeky Girls
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English: Flag of Transylvania in 1601, featuring the Báthory arms. Based on design captured at the Battle of Guruslău, as presented in von Aachen's allegory of the event . One of the several variants used in that battle (see plates by Cserna: A and B as well as contemporary engraving ).
Following the Compromise, on 3 May 1868, during a popular assembly attended by some 60,000 peasants from throughout Transylvania, the representatives of the Transylvanian Romanians issued the Blaj Pronouncement, a political declaration against the Hungarian system of government that did away with Transylvania's long-standing autonomy. It called ...