Turtlevania

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Turtlevania
Turtlevania
Appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Count Koopula") (1989)
Greater location Mushroom Kingdom
Inhabitants Count Koopula (formerly)

Turtlevania, also called the Land of Turtlevania,[1] is a location appearing in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Count Koopula", appearing as a forested region with many trees and hills. It is a reference to the region of Transylvania, located in Romania. Count Koopula's castle is located in Turtlevania.

Naming[edit]

"Turtlevania" is a portmanteau of "turtle" and Transylvania, a historical region in western Romania.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
BulgarianКостенулис
Kostenulis
From "кост" (kost, "bone")[2]
Chinese (Simplified)特尔特瓦尼亚
Tè'ěrtèwǎníyà (Mandarin)
Turtlevania[3]
Chinese (Traditional)龜王國
Guī Wángguó (Mandarin)
Turtle Kingdom[4]
FrenchTortuevanieTurtlevania[5]
GermanTranssylvanienTransylvania[6]
Hebrewצבסילבניה
Tsavsylvenia
Portmanteau of "צב" (tsav, "turtle") and Transylvenia ("Transylvania")[7]
PortugueseTartarugâniaPortmanteau of tartaruga ("turtle") and Transilvânia ("Transylvania")[8]
RussianТертлвания
Tertlvaniya
Turtlevania[9]
SpanishTortulvaniaPortmanteau of tortuga ("turtle") and Transilvania ("Transylvania")[10]
SwedishTurtlevania-[11]

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