Transylvania and literature as a land of mystery and magic. For example, in Paulo Coelho's novel "The Witch of Portobello", the main character, Sherine Khalil, is described as a Transylvanian orphan with a Romani mother, in an effort to add to the character's exotic mystique. The so-called Transylvanian trilogy of historical novels by Miklos Banffy, "The Writing on the Wall", is an extended treatment of the 19th- and early 20th-century social and political history of the country. Among the first actors to portray Dracula in film was Bela Lugosi, who was born in Banat, in present-day Romania. Transylvania Transylvania is a
Transylvania County Airport that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 2% glider and 2% ultralight. Transylvania County Airport Transylvania County Airport is a public use airport in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. It is located four nautical miles (7 km) east of the central business district of Brevard. Transylvania County Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 2,110 feet (643 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,903 by 50 feet (885 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending August 20, 2007, the