The Transylvanian Plain ( ro, Câmpia Transilvaniei; hu, Mezőség, ) is an ethnogeographical area in

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, located between the

Someșul Mare The Someșul Mare (''Great Someș'', Hungarian: ''Nagy-Szamos'') is a river in north-western Romania, originating in the Bistrița-Năsăud County in the Rodna Mountains at the confluence of two headwaters — the ''Preluci'' and the ''Zmeu''. Th ...

and the

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

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 Ocna Mureș (; la, Salina ...

to the south and east. It is populated by both

ethnic Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

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 The Latin adverb ''sic'' (; "thus", "just as"; in full: , "thus was it written") inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any e ...

(in Hungarian, ''Szék''; a former salt-mining town), Mociu (''Mócs''),

Jucu Jucu ( hu, Zsuk; german: Schucken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (''Kötelend''), Juc-Herghelie (''Zsukiménes''), Jucu de Mijloc (''Nemeszsuk''), commune centre Jucu de Sus (''Fels� ...

(''Zsuk''),

Band Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary *Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania *Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, I ...

(''Mezőbánd''),

Suatu Suatu ( hu, Magyarszovát) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Aruncuta (''Aranykút''), Dâmburile (''Dombokfalva'') and Suatu. The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, at a dis ...

(''Magyarszovát''), and

Unguraș Unguraș ( hu, Bálványosváralja) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Batin (''Bátony''), Daroț (''Daróc''), Sicfa (''Székfa''), Unguraș, and Valea Ungurașului (''Csabaújfalu''). Geograph ...

(''Bálványosváralja'').

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Image:Church in Beclean.jpg, Reformed Church in

Beclean Beclean (; Hungarian and German: ''Bethlen'') is a town in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in north-eastern Transylvania, Romania. The town administers three villages: Coldău (''Goldau''; ''Várkudu''), Figa (''Füge''), and Rusu de Jos (''Alsóoros ...

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Bonțida Bánffy Castle Bánffy Castle is an architectural monument situated in Bonţida, a village in the vicinity of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with construction phases and stylistic features belonging to Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Neogothic styles. It is ow ...

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Ceuașu de Câmpie Ceuașu de Câmpie ( hu, Mezőcsávás ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of eight villages: *Bozed / Bazéd *Câmpenița / Mezőfele *Ceuașu de Câmpie / Mezőcsávás (namesake of the commune) *Culpiu / Mezőkölp� ...

Reformed church and bell tower Image:Rascruci Banffy castle2.JPG, Răscruci Banffy castle Image:Református templom, 2008 Mezőfele1.jpg, Câmpenița Reformed Church Image:Kornis Castle in Manastirea, Cluj County 011.JPG, Kornis Castle în Mănăstirea Image:Vajdaszentivány.jpg,

Voivodeni Voivodeni (also ''Sânioana'' or ''Sântioana''; hu, Vajdaszentivány, Szentivány; german: Johannisdorf, Johannesdorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Toldal (''Toldalag'') and Voivodeni. T ...

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