From Girl Genius
Typical city street
is a busy university town, home of
Transylvania Polygnostic University. It was ruled by Doctor
Tarsus Beetle, which continued once it fell within the territory claimed by
Baron Klaus Wulfenbach.
Like any centre of education, Beetleburg seems to draw all types and ethnicities to study at its university, although how much they blend with the 'townies' is unknown. In
campus scenes, we see at least one man dressed in the manner of the
Hasidic Jews, and a soldier in Beetle's service (from his uniform and badge); Doctor
Hugo Glassvitch appears to be of Mediterranean or African blood but speaks with a French accent.
For half of Agatha Heterodyne's life, she lived in Beetleburg at her foster parents' machine shop home, eventually becoming a TPU student and lab assistant.
Local businesses
After Beetle's death, Doctor
Silas Merlot was
put in charge of "the city, the college, the lands...
everything", and threatened with being shipped to
Castle Heterodyne at his first mistake.
Silas Merlot is currently a resident of Castle Heterodyne.
The current state of Beetleburg, months after Agatha's departure, is not known.
[edit] Outside World
Beetleburg appears to be the Inner Eastern Carpathian Mountains. This city appears to be on the upper reaches of the river Olt, possibly in the location of our current-world Miercurea-Ciuc, which interestingly enough is home to the Sapienta Transylvanian Hungarian University.
