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Eastern Europe & Eurasian Steppe
Romania
Descendants of Roman Dacia; Wallachia and Moldavia unified into a Latin island in the Slavic Balkans.
Overview
The Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia straddled Ottoman, Habsburg and Russian empires before uniting in 1859 and gaining Transylvania after WWI.
Basic Information
CapitalBucharest
Population19 million
Area238,397 km²
CurrencyRomanian leu (RON)
LanguagesRomanian
RegionEastern Europe & Eurasian Steppe
History Timeline
- 106 CETrajan conquers Dacia
- 1330Founding of Wallachia
- 1859Union of Wallachia and Moldavia
- 1918Union with Transylvania
- 1989Overthrow of Ceaușescu
Ancient Peoples
- Dacians
- Getae
- Romans
- Slavs
Ancient Kingdoms
- Dacia
- Wallachia
- Moldavia
Empires
- Roman Empire
- Ottoman Empire (suzerainty)
Religions
- Romanian Orthodoxy
Culture
Brâncuși sculpture, Eminescu poetry, Painted Monasteries.
Language
Romanian is a Romance language descended from Vulgar Latin.
Important Battles
- Battle of Rovine1395
Mircea the Elder vs. Ottomans
Historical Figures
Stephen the Great
1457 – 1504
Moldavian prince
Vlad III (Dracula)
1456 – 1462
Wallachian prince
Archaeological Sites
- Sarmizegetusa Regia
- Histria
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Painted Churches of Moldavia
- Historic Sighișoara
- Dacian Fortresses
Dynasties
- Basarab
- Muşat
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Colonial Period
Never a colonizer.
Modern History
EU and NATO member.