|
Ștefănescu (surname)
Ştefănescu is a common family name in Romania. Persons named Ştefănescu include: * Andrei Ştefănescu, musician *Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea, writer *Costică Ştefănescu, footballer *Eugeniu Ștefănescu-Est, writer *Eusebiu Ștefănescu, actor *Florian Ștefănescu-Goangă, psychologist *George Ștefănescu, painter *Grigoriu Ștefănescu, geologist *Melchisedec Ștefănescu, bishop and historian * Sabba S. Ştefănescu, geophysicist *Ștefan Ștefănescu, historian Others *''Gogu Ştefănescu'', birth name of boxer Gogea Mitu *''Ioan Ştefănescu'', one of the names used by writer Ion Creangă Ion Creangă (; also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu; March 1, 1837 – December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th-century Romania ... See also * Ștefan (name) * Ștefănești (other) * Ștefania (name) {{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanescu Romanian-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian-language Surnames
Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communities in the countries surrounding Romania (Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Ukraine), and by the large Romanian diaspora. In total, it is spoken by 28–29 million people as an L1+ L2, of whom 23–24 millions are native speakers. In Europe, Romanian is rated as a medium level language, occupying the tenth position among thirty-seven official languages. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin which separated from the Western Romance languages in the course of the period from the 5th to the 8th centuries. To distinguish it within the Eastern Romance languages, in comparative linguistics it is called ''Daco-Romanian'' as opposed to its closest rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefania (name)
Stefania n all languages except for Polish pronounced like Ste-pha-knee-ahis a female name in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Stefánia Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovene, Ukrainian and Russian, originating from Old Greek meaning ''crowned'' or the ''winning''. People * Stefania Ascari (born 1980), Italian politician * Stefania Barr (born 1994), American actress and musician *Stefania Belmondo (born 1969), Italian cross country skier * Stefania Berton (born 1990), Italian pair skater *Stefania Calegari (born 1967), Italian competitive ice dancer * Stefania Dovhan, Ukrainian-American soprano * Stefania Elfutina (born 1997), Russian competitive sailor * StefanÃa Fernández Krupij (born 1990), 2009 Miss Universe, a Venezuelan of Ukrainian and Galician descent * Stefania Follini (born 1961), Italian interior designer who holds the world record for the longest period in isolation by a woman *Stefania Górska (1907–1986), Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ștefănești (other)
Ștefănești may refer to: Places in Moldova *Ștefănești, Florești, a commune in the Florești District, Moldova * Ștefănești, Ștefan Vodă, a commune in the Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova *Ștefănești, a village in the Tănătarii Noi Commune, Căușeni District, Moldova Places in Romania * Ștefănești, Argeș, a town in Argeș County, Romania *Ștefănești, Botoșani, a town in Botoșani County, Romania *Ștefănești, Vâlcea, a commune in Vâlcea County, Romania *Ștefănești, a village in Suseni Commune, Argeș County, Romania *Ștefănești, a village in Ileana Commune, Călărași County, Romania *Ștefănești, a village in Târgu Cărbunești Town, Gorj County, Romania *Ștefănești, a former village in Ghindari Commune, Mureș County, Romania *Ștefănești, a former village in Darova Darova ( hu, Daruvár; german: Darowa or ''Kranichstätten'') is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Darova, Hodoș ( hu, Krassóhódo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ștefan (name)
Ștefan is the Romanian form of Stephen, used as both a given name and a surname. For the English version, see Stefan. Some better known people with the name Ștefan are listed below. For a comprehensive list see . Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name People with the surname *Aurel Ștefan *Iulian Teodor Ștefan See also * Ștefănescu (surname) * Ștefănești (other) * Ștefania (name) * Ștefan cel Mare (other) * Ștefan Vodă Ștefan Vodă is a city and the administrative centre of Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova. It was known as ''Suvorov'' (Суворов) during the Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was ..., name of several villages in Romania {{DEFAULTSORT:Stefan Surnames Romanian-language surnames Romanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Creangă (writer)
Ion Creangă (; also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu; March 1, 1837 – December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th-century Romanian literature, he is best known for his '' Childhood Memories'' volume, his novellas and short stories, and his many anecdotes. Creangă's main contribution to fantasy and children's literature includes narratives structured around eponymous protagonists ("Harap Alb", "Ivan Turbincă", "Dănilă Prepeleac", "Stan Pățitul"), as well as fairy tales indebted to conventional forms ("The Story of the Pig", "The Goat and Her Three Kids", " The Mother with Three Daughters-in-Law", "The Old Man's Daughter and the Old Woman's Daughter"). Widely seen as masterpieces of the Romanian language and local humor, his writings occupy the middle ground between a collection of folkloric sources and an original contribution to a literary realism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gogea Mitu
Dumitru Ștefănescu (September 15, 1909 – June 8, 1936), better known as Gogea Mitu, was a Romanian professional boxer. Mitu is also listed by the Guinness World Records, ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the tallest professional boxer. Biography Mitu was born in Mârsani, near Craiova, in 1909, the oldest of eleven children, his mother being only 16 when she delivered him. Mitu became world-famous because of his enormous stature. He is listed with various heights, among them , , and . Because of these characteristics he was very sought after by doctors and scientists who wanted to know the reason for his gigantism and by people who wanted to profit from his stature. It was said that he was highly intelligent; despite not going to school, he learned to read by himself at the age of three, as he had the stature of a five–six year old child. By age 17 he had become so famous that a circus owner from Prague offered him a job, to be presented as a ''human rarity''. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ștefan Ștefănescu
Ștefan Ștefănescu (born 24 May 1929, Goicea, Dolj County) is a Romanian historian, titular member (since 1992) of the Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its byl .... ''Academia Română'' References 1929 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchisedec Ștefănescu
Melchisedec Ștefănescu (; born Mihail Ștefănescu ; – ) was a Moldavian, later Romanian historian and bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. A native of the Piatra Neamț area, he was educated at Iași and in Kiev. After a decade of teaching seminary, he became a bishop, serving at Huși, Ismail, briefly in Galați and then in Roman until his death. He was involved in politics, especially around the time the United Principalities came into being, and was a steadfast supporter of Alexandru Ion Cuza's reforms, including the secularization of monastic estates. A historian appreciated by his peers, Melchisedec published over sixty works. After his death, his property and money went toward setting up the Romanian Academy Library, sending students on scholarship to Imperial Russia and establishing a foundation that continues its activities in Roman. Biography Born in Gârcina, near Piatra Neamț in Moldavia, he was descended from a line of priests. He studied at Socola Monaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Ştefănescu
Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They selected their entry, " Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" by Romanian group Todomondo through the national selection competition '' Selecția Națională 2007'' in February 2007. Controversy surrounded the event, as Romanian Television (TVR) disqualified several entries over the course of the competition. Prior to the 2007 contest, Romania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing in the contest had been third place, which the nation achieved in 2005. In 2006, Romania finished in fourth place. Prior to Eurovision, "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" was promoted by a music video and a promotional tour in Belarus. Todomondo ultimately achieved 13th place in the contest's Grand Final on 12 May 2007, scoring 84 points. Their performance saw the use of pyrotechnics. Before Eurovision ''Selecția Națională 2007'' Competing entries and shows Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
