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București Region
Regiunea București (București/Bucharest region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organization. History The capital of the region was Bucharest, and at first, its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Ilfov and Giurgiu counties. In 1952 it assimilated the dissolved Ialomița Region (without raions Fetești, to Constanța Region, and Urziceni, to Ploiești Region; both taken in 1960) and Teleorman regions, reaching an area slightly smaller than nowadays Ialomița, Călărași, Ilfov, Giurgiu, and Teleorman counties. Neighbors București region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East: Ialomița Region; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: Teleorman Region; North: Argeș Region and Prahova Region. *1952–1960: East: Constanța Region; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: Craiova Region; North: Pitești Region, Ploiești Region, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The RPR
The regions represented the result of a Soviet-inspired experiment regarding the administrative and territorial organisation of the Romanian People's Republic (later Socialist Republic of Romania) between 1950 and 1968. See also: Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. Regions of 1950 * Regiunea Arad (Ar.) * Regiunea Argeș (Ptș.) * Regiunea Bacău (Bc.) * Regiunea Baia Mare (B.Mr.) * Regiunea Bârlad (Bd.) * Regiunea Bihor (Ord.) * Regiunea Botoșani (Bt.) * Regiunea București (R.B.) * Regiunea Buzău (Bz.) *Regiunea Cluj (Clj.) * Regiunea Constanța (Cța.) * Regiunea Dolj (Cv.) * Regiunea Galați (Gl.) * Regiunea Gorj (Tg.J.) * Regiunea Hunedoara (Dv.) * Regiunea Ialomița (Cl.) * Regiunea Iași (Iș.) * Regiunea Mureș (Tg.M.) * Regiunea Prahova (Pl.) * Regiunea Putna (Fș.) * Regiunea Rodna (Btr.) * Regiunea Satu Mare (St.M.) * Regiunea Severin (Lgș.) * Regiunea Sibiu (Sb.) * Regiunea Stalin (O.S.) * Regiunea Suceava (Sv.) * Regiunea Teleorman (R.Vd. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craiova Region
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube, River Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest and the most important city of Oltenia. The city prospered as a regional trading centre despite an earthquake in 1790, a plague in 1795, and a Ottoman Empire, Turkish assault in 1802 during which it was burned. Eight villages are administered by the city: Făcăi, Mofleni, Popoveni, Șimnicu de Jos, Cernele, Cernelele de Sus, Izvoru Rece, and Rovine. The last four were a separate commune called ''Cernele'' until 1996, when they were merged into the city. Etymology and names There are two possible etymologies for Craiova: Common Slavonic, Old Slavonic ''wikt:kral, kral'' ("king"), which has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argeș Region
Regiunea Argeș (Argeș Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1952, when its territory merged with Vâlcea Region to form Pitești Region. After the 1956 reorganisation, Pitești Region changed its name back to Argeș. History The capital of the region was Pitești, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Argeș County, before the 1956 reorganisation. After the reorganisation it also comprised some of the area of the current Vâlcea and Argeș counties. Neighbors Argeș Region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East: Prahova Region and București Region; South: Teleorman Region and Dolj Region; West: Vâlcea Region; North: Sibiu Region and Stalin Region. *1956–1968: East: Ploiești Region; South: București Region; West: Oltenia Region; North: Stalin Region/Brașov Region. Raions Argeș Region had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teleorman Region
Teleorman may refer to: * Teleorman County, a county of Romania * Teleorman (river), a river in southern Romania * The ''Teleorman'', a Romanian navy longboat lost in the Sinking of the Teleorman On October 31, 1912, the longboat ''Teleorman'', a Romanian Navy vessel, was traveling on the Danube from Călărași to Ostrov. On board were 44 border guards stationed at Predeal, on the frontier with Austria-Hungary. In addition, a civilian m ... See also * Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman * Teleormanu, a village in Mârzănești, Romania {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of Bulgaria
The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; bg, Народна Република България (НРБ), ''Narodna Republika Balgariya, NRB'') was the official name of Bulgaria, when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union. Bulgaria was closely allied with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, being part of Comecon as well as a member of the Warsaw Pact. The Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II deposed the Kingdom of Bulgaria administration in the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 which ended the country's alliance with the Axis powers and led to the People's Republic in 1946. The BCP modelled its policies after those of the Soviet Union, transforming the country over the course of a decade from an agrarian peasant society into an industrialized socialist society. In the mid-1950s and after the death of Stalin, the party's hardliners los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teleorman County
Teleorman County () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic (Turkic) origin. It literally means ''crazy forest'' (Deli orman) and, by extension, "thick and shadowy forest" in the Cuman language. It can be encountered in other toponyms, such as the Turkish name of the Ludogorie Plateau in northeastern Bulgaria. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 360,178 and the population density was 62.2/km². * Romanians - 96.76% * Romani - 3.18% * Other minorities - 0.06% Geography Teleorman County has a total area of . Two distinctive elements can be found: * In the North and center there are plains from the Romanian Plain. They are separated by small rivers, which sometimes form deep valleys. * In the South there is the Danube valley, very wide, with ponds and small channels. Beside the Danube, the main river crossing the county is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Călărași County
Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2. * Romanians – 95% * Roma and others – 5 List of cities by population All the data, except Călărași, is as of 2002. * Călărași (county's capital and largest city) – 73,823 (as of 2005) * Oltenița – 27,217 * Modelu (county's largest village) – 9,804 * Budești (with Crivăț village) – 9,709 * Borcea (village) – 9,676 * Dragalina (village) – 8,760 * Chirnogi (village) – 8,131 The other two towns of Călărași county (Lehliu Gară and Fundulea) have a population under 8,000 inhabitants. Geography This county has an area of 5,088 km2. The entire area lies in the southern part of the Bărăgan Plain and is crossed by small rivers with deep valleys. On its southern and eastern sides there is the valley of the Danube w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ialomița County
Ialomița County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2. Romanians make up 95.6% of the population, the largest minority being the Romani people (4.1%). Geography Ialomița County has a total area of . The county is situated in the Bărăgan Plain. The area is flat crossed by small rivers with small but deep valleys. Its eastern border is on the Danube. The Ialomița River crosses the county from West to East about the middle. The Danube is split around the Ialomița Pond into the Old Danube branch and the Borcea branch. Until 1940 (in the western part) and 1967 (in the eastern part) the county/plain was home of the great bustard (''dropie'' in Romanian), with large populations of this bird. The birds disappeared because of the massive village buildout and hunting them for food. Neighbours * Constanța County in the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prahova Region
Prahova may refer to: * Prahova (river), Romania * Prahova Valley, Romania * Prahova County, named after the river Prahova, Romania ** Prahova Ploieşti, a football club based in Ploieşti, Romania ** Stadionul Prahova Prahova Stadium was a football-only stadium in Ploieşti, Romania. It was the home ground of Prahova Ploieşti. It was used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of the reserve and youth teams of football teams of Astra Ploieşti. T ..., a football-only stadium in Ploieşti, Romania See also * Prahovo, a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Romania
The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Republic (, RPR). The country was an Eastern Bloc state and a member of the Warsaw Pact with a dominant role for the Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its constitutions. Geographically, RSR was bordered by the Black Sea to the east, the Soviet Union (via the Ukrainian and Moldavian SSRs) to the north and east, Hungary and Yugoslavia (via SR Serbia) to the west, and Bulgaria to the south. As World War II ended, Romania, a former Axis member which had overthrown the Axis, was occupied by the Soviet Union, the sole representative of the Allies. On 6 March 1945, after mass demonstrations by communist sympathizers and political pressure from the Soviet representative of the Allied Control Commission, a new pro-Soviet governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constanța Region
''Regiunea'' Constanța (Constanța Region) was one of the 1950 new administrative Soviet-style divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. History The seat of the region was Constanța, and at first, its territory comprised an area a bit larger than the nowadays Constanța County. In 1952, it included the Fetești raion of the dissolved Ialomița region, that was later (1960) incorporated into the București region. In 1960 it merged with the South-Eastern raions of the Galați region to form Dobrogea region, comprising the area of the nowadays Constanța and Tulcea counties (Northern Dobruja). Neighbors Constanța region had as neighbors: * 1950–1952: East: the Black Sea; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: Ialomița region; North: Galați region; * 1952–1960: East: the Black Sea; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: București region; North: Galați region; * 1960–1968: East: the Black Sea; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: București and Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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