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Moldavia, principality on the lower Danube River that joined Walachia to form the nation of Romania in 1859. Its name was taken from the Moldova River (now in Romania). It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by a group of Vlachs, led by Dragoș, who emigrated eastward from Maramureș in.
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Physical map of Moldavia. Geographically, Moldavia is limited by the Carpathian Mountains to the West, the Cheremosh River to the North, the Dniester River to the East and the Danube and Black Sea to the South. The Prut River flows approximately through its middle from north to south.
Open full screen to view more. This map was created by a user. Learn how to create your own. Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova pronounced [molˈdova]) is a geographic and historical region and...
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Coordinates: 25°E. Romania [a] is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. [15] [16] [17] It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast.
The country Moldavia is part of the continent Europe. It has a size of 33,843 square kilometers and a population of 3.30 million people. The capital of Moldavia is Kischinau. The official language is Rumänisch and the currency used is the Moldauischer Leu. The international country code for Moldavia is +373.
Afterwards Bukovina , Bessarabia , Transylvania as well as parts of Banat , Crișana, and Maramureș became part of the sovereign Kingdom of Romania. [15] In June–August 1940, as a consequence of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and Second Vienna Award, Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, and ...
Administrative map of Romania in 1930. These regions and territories were part of Romania in the past: Bessarabia: this territory was part (as the eastern half) of Moldavia until 1812, when it was incorporated into the Russian Empire. The entire region became part of Romania from 1918 to 1940 when it was occupied by the Soviets.