1848–1849 massacres in Transylvania

When

Oct 1848 – 1849

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

14,000

Coordinates

46.77° N, 23.58° E

Description

massacres in Transylvania

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Massacres in Transylvania

The 1848–1849 massacres in Transylvania were committed in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. According to Hungarian historian Ákos Egyed, 14,000 to 15,000 people were massacred in Transylvania in this period. The victims comprised 7,500–8,500 Hungarians, 4,400–6,000 Romanians, and about 500 Transylvanian Saxons, Armenians, Jews and members of other groups.

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