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*Hope you will enjoy this article about my country, will try and make it special and change a little bit its format. Have to admit that I am really excited to write this and hope to make it as enjoyable as possible.

General information


Population : 19,7 milion people (59th in the World,10th in Europe)
Total Area : 238,397 km^2 (81st in the World,12nd in Europe)
Official languages : Romanian
Official currency : Romanian Leu(RON)
Capital : Bucuresti
Population density : 84 people/km^2 (117th in the World,37th in Europe)
Top 5 biggest cities : Bucuresti, Cluj, Timisoara, Iasi, Constanta

The country is governed on the basis of a multi-party democratic system and still works to attain the separation between the legislative, executive and judicial power branches. It is a semi-presidential republic where executive functions are held by both government and the president. The latter is elected by popular vote for a maximum of two terms of five years and appoints the prime minister, who in turn appoints the Council of Ministers. The legislative branch of the government, collectively known as the Parliament (residing at the Palace of the Parliament), consists of two chambers (Senate and Chamber of Deputies) whose members are elected every four years by simple plurality.

Romania is divided into 41 counties (județe, pronounced judets) and the municipality of Bucharest. Each county is administered by a county council, responsible for local affairs, as well as a prefect responsible for the administration of national affairs at the county level. The prefect is appointed by the central government but cannot be a member of any political party.

Here are the nine historical regions: Moldova, Muntenia, Transivlania, Dobrogea, Maramures, Bucovina, Banat, Oltenia and Crisana.



National sport : Oina



National animal : Lynx (Lynx Lynx) - Ras (Romanian language

National bird : White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - Pelicanul Alb (Romanian language)




National Plant : Dog Rose (Rosa canina) - Macess (Romanian language)



Peony (Paeoniaceae) - Bujor (Romanian language)



Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) - Floare-de-colt (Romanian language)



National Tree : Oak (Quercus robur) - Stejar (Romanian language)




National instrument : Buciumul




The significance of 1st of December


It is celebrated as National Day since 1990. Before that Romania celebrated 10th of May - Independence and King’s Day between 1866 -1947 and 23th of August between 1949 -1990. To better understand the significance of this date I will give you a short history lesson.
The territory of modern day Romania - where Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania, the three historical romanian states (voivodships) formed - used to be the intersection of at least three influence zones: Hungarian/Austro-hungarian in the west, polish/russian in the east and ottoman in the south. All three romanian-inhabited states struggled for their independence and at some point in 1600 were united under Mihai Viteazul.

Walking faster in time we reach the 1st stage of re-uniting the romanian regions: 1859 when Alexandru Ioan Cuza was chosen ruler of both Moldavia and Wallachia on 5th and 24th of January; In this way, the first two major regions are united under one banner and one name: Principatele Unite Romane - The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The young country became independent in 1877 and The Kingdom of Romania subsequently emerged in 1881 with Prince Carol being crowned as King Carol I of Romania.

Time to reach what we all wanted, 1918, 1 december, known for the National Meeting at Alba Iulia where finally the regions of Banat, Maramures, Crisana, Bucovina and Transylvania are united with the Romanian Kingdom and formed Romania.



Since then Romania lost a few regions and reached the shape we all see today.



*It is time to change the format as I said in the beginning of the article. Instead of speaking about food, places to visit and other things, separated I will take every Historic region of Romania and present its beauties. Hope you will enjoy.


*You can use the following map for all the regions from now on. No point in me posting it more times.

Let’s start the journey in Moldova presented by me (I am as moldavian as it gets). Having a new format for this article it was hard to know with what to start but what better way than finding out about the legend of the name, Moldova.

Legend

It is the legend of Dragos Voda, the one that founded the country named Moldova. He was originally from Maramures and came in Moldova in the 13th century. Until then it was a poor region, robbed by tatars and with no strong organization.

It is said that while on the road to Moldova, Dragos Voda encountered a big aurochs. Dragos Voda hit him with an arrow and the aurochs ran away towards the forest and the only one that kept close was the dog named Molda. She hunted the animal and helped with the hunt until they reached a big river. There the aurochs was finally caught and brought down but Molda was caught by the furious river and drowned. After helping the people get rid of the tatars and becoming leader, Dragos Voda chose to name the region Moldova after his lost dog, Molda.

Important figures

Let’s keep it up with history and present you a couple of famous people from Moldova.

Stefan cel Mare (1433-1504) - Important leader, rulled Moldova 47 years.

Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889) - Considered the biggest poet of our nation and one of the 4 big romanian writers, also called the 4 big classics.

Ion Creanga (1837-1889 - Also one of the 4 big classics, his fairytales and his memories from childhood told in a fantastic manner made him unique. He was a great friend of Mihai Eminescu.

Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820-1873 - leader that united Moldavia with Wallachia and famous for his sense of justice.

Nadia Comaneci (born in 1961) - famous gymnast and 1st ever to have a perfect score of 10 at the Olympics in Montreal.

George Enescu (1881-1955) - considered the most important romanian musician; This is my favorite composition.

Traditional costume



Visiting

Hope you enjoyed the legend and our beautiful traditional costume because it is time to visit the region. There are many hills and mountains so the beauty of the nature can be admired if you have time. I will start with the capital of the region, Iasi (if you ever find yourself in this lovely city don’t hesitate to give me a message, I will be ready to give you a tour of the city and drink a beer.

I would start with the Palace of Culture.



From there, feel free to explore the center of the city and go further, through the main parc surrounding the botanical garden.



Being an old city full of history it’s a nice experience and let me tell you that the food is just awesome, you can find a lot of restaurants to try different types of food, depending on what you like. If you want more details, just PM me.

Now let’s move further to a place I personaly enjoy, TO THE MOUNTAINS !!

Ceahlau mountains, Toaca peak at 1904 m. I was on this mountain on different routes and it still keeps me fascinated. You can start the climbing from Durau or from Izvorul Muntelui, both are beautiful. I will post you a few photos from my journeys.


*This is were you start.


*Just me near the edge of the cliff.


*Seeing in the distance our goal for the day.


*Next morning meeting a new friend.


*And let’s not forget the view from the peak.

Hope you enjoyed it cause after I saw the pics I am ready to go climb the mountain again.

Now that you saw a glimpse of our mountains, let’s go to the city of Galati and see the Danube river.



So we had mountains, a city full of history, a river... what next? Maybe some wine.

The Vrancea county is famous for this, especially near the city of Panciu (don’t get me wrong, almost all the region of Moldova is famous for wine but Vrancea is at the top).



And if you are still in that zone... visit Mausoleul de la Marasesti (Mausoleum of Mărășești), dedicated to the heroes of WW1 that kept the lines and ensured the survival of the romanian people.




To finish the visit, I will tell you that there are 4 more cities I didn’t speak about so far: Bacau, Piatra Neamt, Botosani and Vaslui. (My home town)

Bacau and Piatra Neamt are in a region with mountains so explore them, beautiful cities. Vaslui, my home town, small but clean and beautiful... a picture should be worth more than 1000 words.



Let’s wrap up our visiting schedule... time to eat !

Food

Just a few dishes would be enough to bring up your appetite. Just to say, we have really tasty food.

Sarmale



Cabbage or vine leafs filled with meat and rice. Served best with sour cream.


Tochitura



Pork meat with cottage cheese, sauce, mamaliga and a boiled egg.

Raciutra



Vegetables and meat with a lot of different spices, all into a special juice, kept at the fridge to coagulate.

Placinte



Traditional pastry with different fillings from apples, cheese to meat or even cabbage.

Now to drink something.

Vin - Wine



This is the obvious choice.

Hope you enjoyed the little tour of this region, there is much more to say but not enough time, if you want more info contact me or write into the comments.






This region will be presented with the help of titziano that advises you to listen to this soundtrack while reading. You can also see a few articles about Bucovina on titziano’s newsapepr

We will start by learning how Suceava, the main city of Bucovina, was founded.

Legend

The formation of Suceava.

I will start by saying that the region was full of shepherds and flocks of sheep. Being a region with a lot of pastures and rivers it was perfect for them. The legend says that one year the dryness of the land caused the shepherds to retreat from the lowland towards the forest.

They gathered near the forest and didn’t know if they should enter or not so one of the old shepherds said that 5 younger and courageous ones should go and see if the forest offers all they needed.

One of them had the luck to stumble upon a glade with tall and green grass and heard the noise of water. When he investigated it , he discovered a huge river .. the river Suceava. He inspected it and tried to pass it towards another glade, at this point he meets the other 4 shepherds that started the same path. They start telling about a hermit they discovered on a hill not far away.

They went back to the other shepherds and told what they discovered and so all of them started following the same road and build houses near the one of the hermit. Time passed , tatars came and burned the houses but there is a saying: “The water passes but the stones remain” so Suceava built up again ,stronger and bigger.

*If you want more about this legend ask Titziano , he is eager to help you. There are also many other interesting legends but maybe someone will mention about them in the comment section.

Important figures

Grigore Vasiliu Birlic (1905-1970) - romanian comedian actor, famous for his roles in theatre and films

Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883) - romanian composer

Eusebiu Camilar (1910-1965) - romanian writer

Traditional costumes





Visiting

Time to move from Moldova and visit the majestic land of Bucovina. For starters I will say that it is also called the “The land of the monasteries”. What can I say about Bucovina is that the nature calls you and you had better answer that call. Before visiting the sacred land let’s start with the city of Suceava and what better place to start than the Citadel where the leaders of Moldova lived.



And for a better knowledge of the old days, the Museum of the Bucovina Village is the perfect spot.



You can also visit the rest of the city because you will surely discover many interesting things. Time to start traveling... and, why not, go towards the mountains , on TransRarau.





The view is amazing but that is not all, let’s go towards Pietrele Doamnei.





Rodnei Mountains are also close by and you can climb on different paths, I will give you a little glimpse of what you can find.



Before we reach the monasteries I will present you one more miracle called Cacica salt mine.





Or why not, travel with Mocanita between Hutulca and Moldovita.



Now time to start visiting the holy land.. all of them are beautiful but would require a special article with them so I will put you my top 3 here.


*Voronet Monastery famous for it’s blue colour named Voronet Blue


*Moldovita Monsatery


*Putna Monastery

There are many others you can discover. Let’s take a break at the moment because we traveled a lot. If you like skiing, having a nice walk in a park or spa this is the place to be: Gura Humorului, Vatra Dornei, Campulung Moldovenesc are perfect for this.

Now let’s move on to the next step.

Food

Balmos Bucovinean



Cheese and mamaliga as its best.

Ciorba Radauteana



A really good soup with chicken and sour cream and of course, lots of vegetables.

Tochitura bucovinean



Tocinei



This is my favorite pastry from Bucovina.

*There are many interesting stuff about Bucovina such as traditions or festivals but would make the article too long so you can discover them outside the article.





I had to handle this one on my own so I hope I will have all my facts right.

Dobrogea is the most distinct region of Romania, known for its multiculturalism, lovely weather and many tourism hotspots.

The Legend of Siutghiol Lake and Ovidiu Island

Long ago, after walking an entire summer day through Dobrogea, God and Saint Peter stopped at a village ( close to modern day Mamaia) to seek shelter and food. The villagers were mean and unwelcoming to foreigners, so the two kept searching until they found an old hut on the outskirts. Here lived an old widow, who could barely work and whose only animal was a barren cow. The only person who cared for this woman was the Roman poet Ovidiu ( who was exiled near the Black Sea during the reign of Emperor Augustus).

Despite her condition, the widow tried to accommodate her two divine guests to the best of her ability. Seeing her efforts, God appreciated her behaviour and enchanted the cow to produce milk. Having ensured they have something to drink, God ordered the widow to make bread from the ashes in the oven. To her surprise, the host pulls out a beautiful and self-regenerating loaf of bread from the oven.

The following day, the widow wakes up to find her two divine guests gone. She goes outside and sees a large freshwater lake with white water in the place where the village used to be. Only her house remains, on a small island. At the same time, Ovidiu comes out of the house (where he slept the night in a guest room) and is petrified by the marvelous sight.

Thus, the island is called after the poet, Island Ovidiu, and the lake, Siutghiol, comes from Turkish, where it means “milky lake/lake of milk”, owing to the white color of the water.

Important figures

Gheorghe Hagi - the best football player in Romania’s history, and of the best European midfieldiers in the 80’s and 90’s

Traian Băsescu - president of Romania from 2004 to 2014

Grigore Moisil - Member of the Romanian Academy, considered the father of computer science in Romania

Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu - knows as Inna, she is a singer and songwriter and the best-selling artist in Romania


Traditional costumes




Visiting

Dobrogea is a major hub of Romanian tourism. The two major destinations here are:

The Danube Delta







The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, and the best preserved on the continent. Originally part of the Black Sea, the Danube Delta is a good place to observe nature. It is home to many unique species of plants and animals in Europe, as well as contains 23 different ecosystems, including some of the world’s largest wetlands. Previous visitors rave about the spectacular sunsets and highly recommend taking a slow boat ride on the river. Together with the Razim-Sinoe lagoon complex situated next to it, they comprise one of Romania’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites.


The Romanian Seaside







The most exploited tourism zone in Romania, the seaside hosts many resorts, such as the ever-popular Mamaia, Costinesti, Vama Veche, and what I like to call the “roman pantheon complex”, with resorts such as Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune among others.

If you like sunny beaches or crazy parties (or both!), the Romanian seaside is the perfect place for you.


!Some additional places of interest in Dobrogea include:

The ancient ruins of Histria




Constanța





The largest city of the region, and one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by Greek settlers as Tomis sometime between the 7th and 5th centuries BC. Main attractions include the Casino and the Delphinarium.


Traditional food

Fish zacusca



Dobrogean moussaka



Carp saramura





To get to Muntenia you will find in Cernavoda the most beautiful bridge in Romania: Anghel Saligny Bridge. When it was completed, in 1890 it became the longest bridge in Europe and the third longest in the world.





Time to visit another important region of the country, Muntenia, presented with the help of my favorite clone, Alina V. If you don’t understand why she is my clone just pay attention to this: AlinaVampireAlinaVampireAlinaVampireA… you get it. Let’s start.

Legend

The legend of Bucuresti

Yes, the capital city has a legend about its founding. Stories tell there once was a shepherd named Bucur. It is said that his daughter named Anca was kidnaped by tatars. Bucur took two more mighty shepherds and started chasing the kidnappers day and night. It was winter time and the rivers were frozen when they reached the Nistru river and found all the tatars drowned and his daughter Anca the only survivor.
At that moment, he decided to go far away, towards safer lands, on the other side of the Danube river but he stopped on the bank of Dambovita river where he established his home. Years later, Anca got married and a church was built. Around his house and the church people started building more houses and it grew into a huge city named Bucuresti.

Important figures:

Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) - romanian historic writer;

Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912) - one the 4 big clasic writers of Romania, well known for his theatre plays full of satire;

Henri Coanda (1886-1972) - aviation pioneer;

Traditional costumes

Female



Male




Visiting

Many places to visit, but Bucharest is a good place to start. It is the largest city in Romania, around 1.8 million people and lots of interesting places to see. Coming from the airport, in the Nord of Bucharest, you will encounter the fountain Miorita.



Continuing towards the Herastrau Park, we can visit The Village Museum and see Elisabeta Palace.



Don’t miss The National Museum of Natural History “Grigore Antipa” or The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant; on the way, take a look at the Arch of Triumph.



The well known Victoria Palace - a lot of protests take place there nowadays so you can meet a lot of new people.



I apologize to Alina V but I will put here only 1 more thing to see... you can ask for the rest in the comments if you like. I am presenting you the 2nd largest office building in the world, Parlament Palace.



Let’s move to the next city, Ploiesti. Interesting things to see would be the memorial house of Ion Luca Caragiale, the Clock Museum “Nicolae Simache”and the Petroleum Museum.



Interesting fact is that Ploiesti had the 1st refinery in the world in 1857 and that made Bucuresti the 1st public gas illuminated city. It also was an important strategic target for the Allies in WW2.

Moving on towards Sinaia you can’t miss the Peles Castle and Pelisor Castle.



If you take the road to Cheia, must also see the salt mine at Slanic Prahova



Plenty of interesting places, but I will end this with the beautiful nature in the Bucegi Mountains - the Sfinx, Babele, Urlatoarea Waterfall and the Heroes Monument on top of Caraiman Peak.









In Targoviste, former capital of Muntenia we can find the ruins of the court.



In Curtea de Arges - another former capital city - we find the beautiful church Neagoe Basarab built between 1512 - 1517.



Legend says that Manole, the constructor hired by Neagoe, could not finish the monastery because the walls built each day were collapsing during the night. In a dream, Manole will get the solution: sacrificing the first woman who will bring food the next day, by building her into the walls. He will have to enclose his own wife and unborn child and hear her plea to be freed, as the walls grew higher. They were able to continue but, as the monastery grew tall and more beautiful than anything Neagoe - or anybody else - ever seen, the ruler decided he won’t let Manole live to build another church. He took away the scaffolding, leaving the workers and Manole on the roof. Like Icar, Manole built wings and tried to fly but, of course, he had to pay the ultimate price for his attempt to reach perfection.
They say that in the place he crushed a spring appeared - Manole’s Fountain:

*That sums up a part of Muntenia. Hope this glimpse made you hungry for more and you will ask or find out by yourself. I didn’t found anything special about the food - maybe the plum jam from Topoloveni and the plum tzuica from Valeni - you can find a mix of east and west, numberless traditional and contemporary cuisine restaurants. Also, you can find anything, I really mean anything in Bucuresti.





Another important region and a lot of debate on this one, be ready in the comments for it. This time my little help is visator and if there is any newspaper I would like to promote, it is her newspaper, trust me that you will find a lot of interesting things from Romania in it.

Legend

The legend of Dracula

Let’s find out how vampires were born (me included). Altough the romanian culture isn’t based on vampirism, we are well known for that thanks to Bram Stoker and its book “Dracula”. The main inspiration of this book was Vlad Tepes, a well known leader of Muntenia, with a thin line between the real facts and the legends.

It is said that his name comes from the Order of the Dragon where Vlad Tepes was affiliated, an organization that fought against the heretics. Also, he comes from the noble family of Draculesti and it was just a step until Dracula.

He truly is an interesting character in history, so feel free to read more about him.

Important figures

Ioan Slavici (1848-1925) - great writer and the last from the 4 great classic that I present in this article

Iuliu Maniu (1873-1953) - important politic man , many times prime-minister of Romania

Avram Iancu (1824-1872) - important face in the 1848 revolution

Gheorghe Sincai (1754-1816) - romanian historic that put the bases of the “Scoala Ardeleana”

Traditional costume



Visiting
A region full of castles and really beautiful architecture, hard to present it all but I will do my best. Time for another trip. Where better to start but Bran and the Bran Castle.



The little one with his hands up is me.

Now let’s move to the next awesome castle… From Hunedoara I present you The Huniade Castle.



This isn’t enough? Well what about the next Citadel coming from Rasnov.
P.S. It was the place my MU, Soimii Patriei, had two anual meetings... well, not the citadel but Rasnov.



I forgot to tell you how to reach Transilvania on 2 of the greatest roads in Romania, 1st of all from Muntenia to Transylvania you have Transfagarasanul.





And from Oltenia to Transilvania you have Transalpina.



Next I would like to present you a few cities that are just marvelous. I will start with my favorite, Sibiu. A lot of museums and I would recommend the Brukenthal Museum and the museum of ethnography - Turunul Sfatului. Also, a lot of festivals in this city, you won’t regret going to one of them.



Lots of beautiful things to see and the old center leaves me speechless.





Another interesting story is the one of the Bridge of Lies . It is said on that bridge were a lot of marriage proposal that never follow through so the bridge got this name.



Let’s change to another beautiful city, Sighisoara, with its citadel, museums and tower… and really awesome medieval festivals.





We don’t have so much time so let’s move on further towards Alba Iulia. The most important thing here to see is the Citadel.



Brasov and Cluj, last two cities on my list, beautiful cities that could have each their own article. Let’s start with some images from Brasov and a some from Cluj.

Brasov:


*The Black Church


*The 1st romanian school


*Bastionul tesatorilor

There are really more to present but not enough space, let’s move towards Cluj:




The orthodox cathedral

Other great places to visit:


*Turda saltmine


*Praid saltmine


*Sovata resort with its salt lake


Food

Sarmale



Like the sisters from Moldova, with small differences between the recipes.
Gulas



Varza a la Cluj



Cabbage at the top, rice and meat at the bottom, just delicious.

Zacusca



I think that should be enough about this region... it just a small part of it but you can find out more if you just ask.







Believe me or not, it is the only region of Romania I haven’t visited so far but with the help of … wait for it… no one could have guessed… Diuras, I will describe it to you.


Legend

People around here really know how to love so let’s talk a little about the legend of Dragobete. Dragobete is celebrated on 24 february and is the romanian traditional celebration of love.
It is about Dragomir, the god of love. It was tought that he made oficial from the skyes the marriage between animals and later it symbolized the revival of nature and coming of the spring.

It is said that everyone that joined the celebration on the Dragobete day would be happy, healthy all year long. Also the drops of dew water on the wild strawberries were used by unmarried females to make them more attractive.


Important figures

Mihai Viteazul (1558-1601) - 1st leader to unite Transilvania,Wallachia and Moldavia.

Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) - romanian sculptor

Tudor Vladimirescu (1780-1821) - leader of the 1821 revolution


Traditional costume



Visiting

Let’s start with the monasteries this turn.


*Cozia Monastery


*Tismana Monastery

Now that we feel blesed let’s move towards nature.


*Muerii Cave


*The bridge of God


*The statue of Decebal on the Danube river


*Polovragi cave


As I said, Constantin Brancusi was an important figure so let’s see some of his art in Targu-Jiu.








That should be enough travel, I know that there are more to say but not enough time in this article.

Food

”Ciorba” with pumpkins



Stew from Oltenia



Actually, everything is good here if you add some praz.








Traditional costume




Visiting

I will make this prety short, not because any lack of importance. Let’s start with the nature this time and what better place then Cheile Nerei and the Bigar Waterfall.



And of course the beauty of the mountains.



Next is Baile Herculane with a history of over 2000 years.



To finish this trip, we reach Timisoara with it’s beautifull arhitecture. Important city in the romanian history. Here is place where the revolution from 1989 started with the quote: “Today in Timisoara, tomorrow in the rest of the country”.


*The Revolution Square

Also another interesting fact about this city, it was the 1st one in Europe with electrical illumination in 1884.

*Hope you enjoyed our small tour, so let’s move forward.





Traditional costume



Visiting

Starting the visit with the most otustanding cave I saw in Romania, Bears Cave.



Next is a gorgeous citadel from the 13th century, the Soimos citadel.


Karolyi Castle



I will end this short visit with something left by the romans, the Porolissum Castrum.



I know the last two regions where shorter but I am sure you saw something interesting, so let’s move towards the last one.






Last but not least I present you the region of Maramures with the guide of your favorite erepublik streamer, Clopoyaur. I think that listening to Clopoyaur speaking about Maramures in romanian language is so awesome. What I can say about this region is that it is the place where traditions are best kept, so if you want to feel romanian traditions at their full, Maramures is the place.

Trust me when I say this people are really funny and it is a real pleasure to drink horinca with them. If you don’t know how, this is a good tutorial.

It is said that their music reminds you about the scottish bagpipe but you haven’t seen any scotsman drinking horinca or eating “slanina” with onions.




Traditional costume



Visiting

Yea, it is time for one last ride. You must know that the most important things in Maramures are the beauty of the nature, the hospitality of the people and the simplicity in all the things.
Baia mare is the name of the capital, a place where the old combine with the new in a beautiful fashion.





Don’t forget to visit the Museum of Minerals, the only one in Romania.



And another interesting site is an old tour used in the mettalurgy industry, today standing at 351m and ready to be visited.



If you like nature go towards Gutai Mountain.



In this area you can also find some beautiful atractions such as:


*The Blue lake


*Barsana Monastery


*Maramures is famous for its gates, a lot of models, look them up.


*The happy cemetery from Sapanta, because they know how to treat life and death.

Also, there are cities like Borsa, special thanks to its people and sites. For me Borsa also means ski resort and the Horses Waterfall.



Yea, I know… not you again... just wanted to show you the waterfall at 6 months difference.

You can find here really rich villages such as Negresti Oas and Huta Certeze.


*Just the cars you often can find there

The food is also very delicious but nothing new from what you have seen so far.. I think.

*With this I end my presentation , hope you enjoyed it.




Inventions Romania gave to the worl😛

*Insulin shots!
By Nicolae Paulescu in 1921



*Jetplane!
By Henri Coanda in 1910



*Gerovital!
By Ana Aslan in 1952



*The fountain pen!
By Petrache Poenaru in 1827



*The ejectable seat!
By Anastase Dragomir in 1928





Interesting facts about Romania:

1.Romania was a source of inspiration for two very famous novels: “The Castle in the Carpathians” by Jules Verne, and “Dracula” by Bram Stoker.
2.The modern jet engine was invented by the Bucharest-born
inventor Henri Coanda in 1910.
3.Peles Castle was the first European castle entirely lit by electrical current. The electricity was produced by the castle’s own plant. The castle’s central heating system, built in 1888, is still functional and in use today.
4.The scientist who discovered insulin was Nicolae Paulescu, a Romanian, who originally called it pancreine. Although two Canadian scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 for their study of insulin, Paulescu’s pioneering work in the field of diabetic medicine was duly accredited.
5.The Romanian language is 1,700 years old.
6.The Danube to Black Sea canal in southeast Romania is world’s third longest man-made navigation route, after the Suez and the Panama Canals.
7.In 2005, the Romanian currency, the “Leu”, dropped four of its zeroes, such that what used to be 10,000 lei became printed as just 1 leu. Banks started making them out of plastic instead of paper.
8.Present-day Constanta has been associated with the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, who embarked on a long voyage from Greece to Kolchis, Georgia on the Black Sea coast in search of the Golden Fleece.
9.Romania is Europe’s richest country in gold resources.
10.The largest population of brown bears in Europe lives in Romania.




My 5 words when I hear about Romania:
#Wine,#Family,#Home,#Nature,#Sarmale


What are your 5?




Special thanks to the ones I mention in the article so far and many others that you can see bellow:



I will end this article with a message from me:

"Dragi romani, va urez un calduros La multi ani iar astazi, de ziua nationala, prin intermediul acestui articol sa ne reamintim ca reprezentam un popor de luptatori, care a invins toate greutatile istoriei si care unit poate trece peste orice. Comunitatii erepublik ii urez un joc placut in continuare si vizitati Romania cu orice ocazie oferita."

"Dear romanians, I wish you happy birthday and today, on our national day, via this articol we should remind that we represent a nation of warior, which defetead all the obstacles of history and only united can succed in anything. To the erepublik comunity I wish a fun game and don’t dorget to visit Romania in every ocation you have, you won’t regret it."

Waiting for feedback , comments , opinions and if there is anyone that thinks I missed something , I could do something better or just wants to help me with this project , PM me !

Special thanks to Kariky for the spacers !!



Hope you enjoyed and see you next time!

P.S. Article 28/74!








P.S.2. Don't forget to push the flags !