Transylvanian Military Frontier
The Transylvanian Military Frontier was a territory in the Habsburg monarchy. It was a section of the Habsburg Military Frontier.
History
It was founded in 1762 from territories that had been part of the Habsburg Principality of Transylvania. After it was abolished, the territory of the Transylvanian Military Frontier was reincorporated into the principality.Borders
Within the Habsburg monarchy the Transylvanian Military Frontier bordered the Principality of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Hungary in the northwest, the Banatian Military Frontier in the southwest, and Bukovina in the northeast. It also bordered the Ottoman vassal principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia in the southeast.Regiments
The Transylvanian Military Frontier was composed of two Romanian and two Székely frontier regiments, and a Hussars regiment, garrisoned as follows:- at Orlat
- at Năsăud
- 1st Székely Regiment at Miercurea Ciuc
- 2nd Székely Regiment at Târgu Secuiesc
- Hussar border guards at Sfântu Gheorghe