What effects did the upheavals after World War I have on local and regional actors – and how did they themselves actively shape these transformation processes? A cooperative project examined the Romanian cities of Kronstadt/Brașov and Hermannstadt/Sibiu and their German minorities as participants in one of the most significant transformation processes of the 20th century.
The three-year cooperative project, which is based at the Institute of Political History in 
Hungary
hun. Magyarország, deu. Ungarn

Hungary is a country in Central Europe, whose capital is Budapest. The country is home to about 10 million people and was part of the so-called Habsburg Empire for several centuries. Hungary has been a member of the European Union since 01.05.2004. The Danube is the largest river in the country.

Ungarn in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)
Ungarn at Google Maps
, examined the social, economic and political transformation processes after World War I in a local and regional context. The project explored the question of how the individual states functioned behind the façade of homogenization and to what extent the differences between the countries can also be traced back to local transitions. Dr. Enikő Dácz, a member of the Institute for German Culture and History in South-East Europe who is involved in the project, examined 
Brașov
deu. Kronstadt, deu. Krunen, lat. Corona, deu. Cronstadt, deu. Stephanopolis, ron. Orașul Stalin, hun. Brassó

Brașov is located in the historical region of Transylvania in the center of Romania and is a large city with almost 250,000 inhabitants. Brașov was one of the settlement centers of the Transylvanian Saxons.

Brașov in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)
Brașov at Google Maps
 (in Romanian: Brașov, in English: Brassó) and 
Sibiu
deu. Hermannstadt, hun. Nagyszeben

Sibiu (rom. Sibiu, hung. Nagyszeben) is a city in central Romania. With almost 147,000 inhabitants it is the capital of the Sibiu County. It is located in the historical region of Transylvania and is an important place of the German speaking minority of the Transylvanian Saxons. Sibiu is located about 275 km northeast of Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

Sibiu in the Online Encyclopedia of the Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe (German)
Sibiu at Google Maps
 (in Romanian: Sibiu, in English: Nagyszeben), where the German minority had a decisive influence on local politics.
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