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When did Romania appear?
1859
Romania was formed in 1859 through a personal union of the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The new state, officially named Romania since 1866, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877….Romania.
| Romania România (Romanian) | |
|---|---|
| Official languages | Romanian |
| Recognised minority languages | show See here |
Who were the first Romanians?
The earliest inhabitants of Romania were stone age hunters who lived about 8,000 BC. In time the people of Romania learned to farm and then they learned to make bronze tools. Eventually, they learned to use iron. From about 600 BC the ancient Greeks traded with the people they called Getae.
What is the history of Romanian?
Romanians regard themselves as the descendants of the ancient Romans who conquered southern Transylvania under the emperor Trajan in 105 ce and of the Dacians who lived in the mountains north of the Danubian Plain and in the Transylvanian Basin.
Where is Romania in Europe map?
Romania is located in southeastern Europe. Romania is bordered by Moldova and the Black Sea to the east, Ukraine to the north, Hungary and Serbia to the west, and Bulgaria to the south.
Where is Romania found?
East Central Europe
A virtual guide to Romania, a country in East Central Europe bordering on the Black Sea in south east, it borders Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and it shares a maritime border with Turkey.
Who were the indigenous people of Romania?
The Dacian people, one of the major indigenous peoples of southeast Europe, are one of the predecessors of the Proto-Romanians. It is believed that a mixture of Dacians, Romans, Slavs, and Illyrians are the predecessors of the modern Romanians, Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, and Istro-Romanians.
What is the origin of the word “Romanian”?
Today, the term is used to refer to the land area occupied by the nation. The oldest document known written in the Romanian language was the Letter of Neacsu from Campulung, which dates back to 1521.
What is the earliest recorded document written in the Romanian language?
The earliest preserved document written in the Romanian language is a 1521 letter that notifies the mayor of Brașov about an imminent attack by the Turks.
When did the spelling of Romania change to Romania?
Romania became the predominant spelling around 1975. Romania is also the official English-language spelling used by the Romanian government.
How do you say Romania in different languages?
With a few exceptions such as English and Hungarian (“Románia”), in most languages, the “u” form is still used (German and Swedish: Rumänien; Bulgarian: Румъния; Serbian: Румунија / Rumunija, Polish: Rumunia, etc.). In Portuguese, to distinguish them from the Romans, the Romanians are called romenos and their country Roménia.