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In Terry Pratchett's fictional Discworld universe, Überwald is a country on the other side of the Ramtops from Lancre and Ankh-Morpork.
Its name is German for across the woods, as a play on Transylvania, which is Latin for the same. In fact, this name was actually used for Transylvania in some documents from the 13th century. The region is not as much based on real Eastern Europe than on the Hammer Horror stereotype of the area.
The region was previously ruled by an Unholy Empire (with a two-headed bat as its symbol), but it has since collapsed leaving it fragmented and chaotic. Although Überwald has a large human population, they play a secondary role in the region's history. It is ruled by its dwarfs, vampires and werewolves; while there are a few human barons, they tend to be uninterested in politics, preferring experimental surgery and Meddling In Things Man Was Not Meant To Wot Of with the help of their Igors.
Carpe Jugulum dealt with a family of vampires from Überwald attempting to take over Lancre. The novel The Fifth Elephant was set mostly in Überwald, and details a power-struggle between the dwarfs, with involvement by vampires and werewolves.
Many characters in the books, including Angua, Cheery Littlebottom, Igor and Otto Chriek hail from Überwald.
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