Celts in Transylvania arrived in northwestern Transylvania in around 400–350 BC as part of their great migration eastwards. When Celtic warriors first penetrated these territories, the group seem to have merged with the domestic population of early Dacians and assimilated many Hallstatt cultural traditions. The second half of the 4th century BC saw the Middle La Tène Celtic culture emerge in north-western and central Dacia, a development reflected especially in burials of the period. Celtic artifacts dating to this time have been discovered at Turdaş, Haţeg and Mediaş in modern-day Romania. By 1976, the number of Celtic sites found in Transylvania had reached
Transylvania, Louisiana Transylvania, Louisiana Transylvania is an unincorporated community in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of Transylvania was 743. Transylvania is located at 32.66° north, 91.25° west (ZIP Code centroid). It is approximately south of Lake Providence on U.S. Highway 65, at the junction with SR 581, near the Mississippi River. The U.S. Census Bureau lacks statistics for the total area, land and water areas of Transylvania. Transylvania was named in the early 19th century by Transylvania University alumnus Dr. W. L. Richards. He bought large acreage in the northern Louisiana area and named