Main contributor: Christine Dejan
Romania is known for its magnificent touristic attractions

Romania is known for its magnificent tourist attractions, which include the famed Black Sea beaches, alpine mountains and vast, continuous forest areas, ancient ruins, medieval castles, painted monasteries, the beautiful river Danube and Danube Delta (a Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO protection) and so on. Romania is located in southeast Europe and has a current population of around 19 million people. Major cities include Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Constanţa, Timişoara, Braşov, Craiova, Galaţi, Oradea, Ploieşti, and Brăila.

The Romanian language is regarded mostly Latin based, but it also has some Slavic influence, reflecting the country’s over 2000-year past. Unlike any other European country, Romania has kept old traditions, including specific gastronomic specialties, folkloric music and clothing, strong religious affiliations, among others.

Previously, it was primarily an agricultural country, but it has since become a highly industrialized country. After defeating the communist system in 1989, Romania established a parliamentary democratic republic with Bucharest as its national capital (current population 1. 7 Million). It developed tight links with Western European countries, joining NATO in 2004 and becoming a full member of the European Union in 2007.

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Historical regions and counties of Romania

Historical regions and counties of Romania.

Romania is administrative divided into 41 counties, while the national capital Bucharest has the status of a separate municipality. Nine historical regions played distinct roles during the history and continue to be inscribed in Romanian language to this day[1].[2]. The modern state of Romania came into being after the unification of two principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia in 1862.[3] The new unitary state extended over further regions at various times during the late 19th and 20th centuries, including Dobruja in 1878 and 40 years later, Transylvania.[3]

Historical region of Banat

Historical region of Bucovina

Historical region of Crişana

Historical region of Dobruja (Rom. “Dobrogea”)

Historical region of Maramureş

Historical region of Moldavia

Historical region of Muntenia (part of former Wallachia)

Historical region of Oltenia (part of former Wallachia)

Historical region of Transylvania

Explore more about Romania

  • Romania collection catalog at MyHeritage
  • Historical National Geographic Dictionary by George Ioan Lahovari, “Marele Dictionar Geografic Al Romaniei (1898)”. Publication date: 1898 (in Romanian language)
  • Capitanul M.D. Ionescu, “Dobrogia în Pragul Veacului Al XXlea 1904”, republished by Universitatea “Ovidius” Constanța. 2010


References

  1. Adiminstrative Divisions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Romania
  2. Historical Regions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_regions_of_Romania
  3. 3.0 3.1 Treptow, Kurt W.; Popa, Marcel (1996). Historical Dictionary of Romania. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 0-8108-3179-1.


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