Free State of Kruhnen

The Free State of Kruhnen is a landlocked sovereign state surrounded by Romania in all directions. Their Capital and largest city is Kruhnen

It has an area of 5,363 km2 (2,071 sq mi), being one of the smallest states in Europe.

It's home to the largest population of Transylvanian Saxons, a group of Saxons that are found in Transylvania.

As of today, Kruhnen is one of the few neutral countries in Europe.

Name
In German, it is known as Kreis Kronstadt, which "Kronstadt" was eventually translated in a Saxon dialect mixed with Hungarian to get "Kruhnen".

History
The State was originally occupied by Dacia,Avars,Goths,Hungarians,Ottomans, and Austrians, where it gained a larger amount of Transylvanian Saxon population. In 1848, during the Hungarian war of Independence, the native Population rose up against both Austrians and Hungarians, and with help from the Prussians and Romanians, managed to declare independence from Austrian Empire. Eventually, the Transylvanian Saxons fled from Austrian Empire to Kruhnen, and had the Majority in the country.

During World War 1, They remained neutral, however in 1916, Austria-Hungary had plans to declare war on Free State of Kruhnen, only for their plans to be halted due to the Romanian Invasion of Translyvania, and eventually they never declared war on Kruhnen.

In the Interwar period, Kruhnen found itself surrounded by Romania on all sides, but eventually signed a non-agression pact with it. During the Great Depression, Kruhnen was never affected.

During World War 2, It had Hungary as it's neighbour again, but was never invaded,mostly due to the fact that German Reich recognized the state as a friendly nation to the Axis.

In the Cold War, Free State of Kruhnen was non-alligned, and joined the Non-Alligned Movement, and was allowed Sea Access from Yugoslavia and Romania.

After the fall of USSR, Kruhnen lost sea access from Yugoslavia due to it disolving, however it still has ties with Romania to allow it ports in Braila and Tulcea. It joined the European Union in 2008.

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