Northern Transylvania is a region of Transylvania, situated within the territory of Romania. The population is largely composed of both ethnic Romanians and Hungarians, and the region has been part of Romania since 1918 (officially since 1920). During World War II, as a consequence of the territorial agreement known as the Second Vienna Award, the area was part of Hungary. Prior to 1918, the region belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (more specifically, Transleithania-Kingdom of Hungary from 1867 to 1918), and before 1867 to the Austrian Empire.
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