The Romanian Plain () is located in southern

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

and the easternmost tip of

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, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain (). It is part of the larger

Eurasian Steppe The Eurasian Steppe, also called the Great Steppe or The Steppes, is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome. It stretches through Manchuria, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Europea ...

. It is located in the

historical region History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...

, and bordered by the

Danube River The Danube ( ; see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important riv ...

in the east, south, and west and by the in the north.

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

, the capital of Romania, is located in the central part of the Romanian Plain. It is contiguous to the south with the Danubian Plain () in

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. The Romanian Plain is also sometimes referred to as the Danubian Plain () in the Romanian language, though this designation is not specific, because the Danube flows through a number of plains along its course, including the Hungarian Plain (which is called the Danubian Plain in Slovakia and Serbia), as well as the Bavarian Lowland, which is also sometimes called the Danubian Plain.

Subdivisions

In Romania, the plain is divided into five subdivisions and the Danube Valley, which are, from West to East: *A. Oltenia Plain, located in southern

Oltenia Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Da ...

: ** ** Băilești Plain ** Romanați Plain *B. Olt-Argeș Plain (between the

Olt River The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; ; or ', , ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . It originates in the Hă ...

in the west and the Argeș River in the east): ** Pitești Plain ** ** ** *C. București Plain: ** Târgoviște Plain **

Ploiești Plain Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Ble ...

Mizil Plain Mizil () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. Located in the southeastern part of the county, it lies along the road between the cities of Ploiești and Buzău, and to the northeast of the national capital, Bucharest. Its position led i ...

Titu Plain Titu () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 9,291 . Location The town in located in the southern part of the county, in the center of the Wallachian Plain. It lies at a distance of from the county seat, Tâ ...

Gherghița Plain Gherghița is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the w ...

Vlăsia Plain The Vlăsia is a left tributary of the river Cociovaliștea in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hunga ...

Câlnău Plain Câlnău may refer to several rivers in Romania: * Câlnău (Dâmbovița), a tributary of the Dâmbovița * Câlnău (Buzău), a tributary of the Buzău See also * Câlnic (disambiguation) {{place name disambiguation ...

*D.

Bărăgan Plain The Bărăgan Plain ( ) is a steppe plain in south-eastern Romania. It makes up much of the eastern part of the Wallachian Plain. The region is known for its black soil and a rich humus, and is mostly a cereal-growing area. It is bounded on the s ...

: ** Bărăgan of Călmățui Plain ** Bărăgan of Ialomița Plain **

Mostiștea Plain The Mostiștea is a left tributary of the river Danube in Romania. It flows through the artificial Lake Mostiștea. Its source is near the village Dascălu, northeast of Bucharest. It flows into the Danube near Mânăstirea. Its length is and ...

** Hagieni Plain *E. The Eastern Plain: ** Râmnic Plain ** Buzău Plain ** Brăila Plain ** Lower Siret Plain ** Tecuci Plain ** Covurlui Plain * Danube Valley: ** The Danube valley floodplain **Flooded marshy islands: *** Insula Mare a Brăilei *** Insula Mică a Brăilei ***

Balta Ialomiței Balta Ialomiței is an island on the Danube, located in Ialomița County and Călărași County, Romania. It is surrounded by two branches of the Danube, named "Borcea" and "Dunărea Veche". The island has an area of , with a length of and a width ...

Rivers

Neajlov The Neajlov is a river in Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Argeș, which it meets near Gostinari, Giurgiu County. It rises from the higher Romanian Plain, east of Pitești. It is long and its basin area is .Angheluță Vădineanu, ...

* Jiu * Olt * Vedea * Argeș * Dâmbovița *

Mostiștea The Mostiștea is a left tributary of the river Danube in Romania. It flows through the artificial Lake Mostiștea. Its source is near the village Dascălu, Ilfov, Dascălu, northeast of Bucharest. It flows into the Danube near Mânăstirea. Its ...

* Ialomița *

Buzău Buzău (; formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu'') is a city in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania, and the county seat of Buzău County. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...

Gallery

Image:Argeş County Romania bgiu.jpg, The Romanian Plain, in the southern part of

Argeș County Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Pitești. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was . At the 2011 Ro ...

(the Pitești Plain) Image:Steppenvegetation in der Walachei.JPG,

Steppe In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the tropical and subtropica ...

vegetation in the Burnazului Plain Image:Campia Titu.JPG, Crop land in the Titu Plain

References

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Plain In geography, a plain, commonly known as flatland, is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and ...

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