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About Romania
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                          Fast Facts

Official Name:

Romania

Location:

Southeastern Central Europe

Time Zone:

Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time GMT 2

Capital:

Bucharest Bucuresti - Population: 2.1 million

Flag of Romania:

Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue.

Ethnic Groups:

Romanian 89, Hungarian 7.5, ­Gipsy 1.9, German, Other 1.6

Religions:

Christian Orthodox 87, Roman Catholic 5, Protestant 5, Jewish

Official Language:

Romanian



Useful links:


                                              for Travelling

Romania Travel Guide

Romania Travel Guide

In your pocket

In your pocket

National Authority for Tourism

National Authority for Tourism


                                              for Climbing

Roclimbing Romanian climbing guide
Romanian climbing site, unfortunately it does not have an English version but you will easily find the Topo Downloads section in the right. The site has also a Forum section where you can ask anything a lot of people speak English/French. If you cant find something ask the owner,frank.schobel at gmx.net



Romania - things to know and to see


The fountain pen was invented by a Romanian - Dumitru Poenaru.

Henri Coanda was the inventor of the jet plane.

Firs ten in the Gymnastics Olympics - Nadia Comaneci.

"Casa Poporului" the Palace of Parliament - one of the world largest building

The best home made pickles, home made wine and the chesse named "cas" - you can buy this in the market place.

Aries zone - Apuseni and Metaliferi mountains

All the ancient churches from the north Moldova.

The Danube Delta.

"Oina" our national sport has the same origins as baseball.

Johnny Weissmuller the "best Tarzan" ever, was born in Timisoara town;

In Regia Sarmisegetuza there is a temple similar with Stonehedge

The fonder of Dadaism a cultural movement after the WW I was Tristan Tzara, a romanian.

The "Merry Cemetery" from Sapanta village. Famous for the colorfully painted wooden crosses that adorn the tombstones in the villages graveyard.

The Romanians are very well known for their hospitality and friendship.

Romanian women are beautiful.

Ovidiu - one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature lived in Tomis now Constanta Romanian harbor at the Black See

The azurite background from Voronet monastery in southern Bucovina. A color that is unique.

We are not gypsies.

Maria Tanase was a Romanian singer of traditional and popular music.

One of the best tennis player form the 70 and twice World No. 1 - Ilie Nastase.

Gica Hagi - the best football player from Romania and one of the top 125 living footballers.

Bram Stokers Dracula is a work fiction. There are not vampires in Transilvania.

One of the most beautiful castle in Europe - Peles Castle from Sinaia.


















photos by Raluca Voinu
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