It shares its name with both a university founded in 1780 in what is now Kentucky and a county in North Carolina.
It shares its name with both a university founded in 1780 in what is now Kentucky and a county in North Carolina. Hungary acquired two-fifths of it during World War II but had to give it all back in the Paris Peace Treaties to the country that currently holds this region. Much of the area west of the Carpathian Mountains is covered in forest, which led to its name, from the Latin for "across the forest."  For ten points, name this region of Romania best known for being the home of Dracula.
It shares its name with both a university founded in 1780 in what is now Kentucky and a county in North Carolina.
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