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Wallachia or Walachia (/ w ɒ ˈ l eɪ k i ə /; Romanian: Țara Românească, lit. 'The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country', pronounced [ˈt͡sara romɨˈne̯askə]; Old Romanian: Țeara Rumânească, Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: Цѣра Рꙋмѫнѣскъ, Hungarian: Havasalföld) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania.
Map of Romania with Wallachia in red. Wallachia (also spelled Walachia or "The Romanian Land") is an historical and geographical region of Romania and a former independent principality. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia is sometimes referred to as Muntenia, through identification with the larger ...
Wallachia is one of the three historical regions that make up Romania (together with Moldavia and Transylvania), and one of the earliest ones historically recognised as inhabited by Romanians. Protected by the Danube River and the Carpathian Mountains, it is also known colloquially the Romanian Land (Țara Românească) in historical documents.
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1861 map of the United Principalities Moldavia (in blue) and Wallachia (in yellow); [9] marks for the two capitals (Iași and Bucharest), and the proposed judicial capital, Focșani, located on the former border, thus in the middle. As of 1872, the Romanian Principality was organized into 33 counties of which 17 were in Wallachia (12 in ...
It was a powerful principality during the Middle Ages and a significant part of Romanian history. Historically, Walachia was an independent principality between 1290 and 1859. It became part of Romania in 1859 when it unified with Moldavia, another Romanian province. The region is known for its natural beauty, with many mountains and forests.
Wallachia is a historic region and former Principality of Romania situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Lower Danube. Wallachia was traditionally divided into Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia). In 1859, Wallachia united with Moldavia to form modern Romania. Nowadays, Wallachia consists of the counties, Gorj, Dolj, Vâlcea, Olt, Argeș, Dâmbovița ...
Vlad was a Wallachian prince who ruled in 1448, 1456-1462, and 1476, following the deaths of his father and older brother. The name “Dracula” came from his father, Vlad Dracul, “Vlad the Dragon,” a title the elder Vlad received when he became a member of the Order of the Dragon. “Dracula” meant “son of the dragon” in medieval ...
