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Căsoi
Poiana Stampei () is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Căsoi, Dornișoara, Pilugani, Poiana Stampei, Prăleni, Tătaru, and Teșna. The commune is situated in the Bukovinian Subcarpathians, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Dorna and its left tributary, the Dornișoara. It is located at the southeastern extremity of Suceava County, on the old border between Moldavia and Transylvania, on the southern ridges of the historical region of Bukovina. The city of Vatra Dornei is to the east, while the county seat, Suceava, is to the northeast. Poiana Stampei is crossed east to west by national road (part of European route E58), which starts in Suceava, crosses the Carpathian Mountains at the nearby Tihuța Pass into Harghita County, and ends in Dej, Cluj County. In addition, the commune is part of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail. Poiana Stampei was first mention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dornișoara
The Dornișoara is a left tributary of the river Dorna in Romania. It flows into the Dorna in Poiana Stampei Poiana Stampei () is a Communes of Romania, commune located in Suceava County, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Căsoi, Dornișoara, Pilugani, Poiana Stamp .... e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bistrița-Năsăud County Rivers of Suceava County { ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tihuța Pass
Tihuța Pass (, also called ''Pasul Bârgău''; or ''Burgó'') is a high mountain pass in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains of Romania, between the Bârgău Mountains to the north and the Călimani Mountains to the south. The -high pass connects Bistrița (Transylvania) with Vatra Dornei (Bukovina, Moldavia). Its western side is located in Piatra Fântânele village, Tiha Bârgăului, Bistrița-Năsăud County; the eastern side is in Căsoi village, Poiana Stampei, Suceava County. The Tihuța Pass is crossed by national road (part of European route E58), which starts in Dej and ends in Suceava. The pass was made famous by Bram Stoker's novel ''Dracula'', where, termed as "the Borgo Pass", it was the gateway to the realm of Count Dracula. Stoker most likely found the name on a contemporary map; he never actually visited the area. Today the pass is home to Hotel "Castel Dracula"; located at an elevation of , the hotel was built in 1976 and adopted its current name after 1989. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Ural Mountains, Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The highest peaks in the Carpathians are in the Tatra Mountains, exceeding , closely followed by those in the Southern Carpathians in Romania, exceeding . The range stretches from the Western Carpathians in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, clockwise through the Eastern Carpathians in Ukraine and Romania, to the Southern Carpathians in Romania and Serbia.About the Carpathians – Carpathian Heritage Society [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukovina Germans
The Bukovina Germans ( or ''Buchenlanddeutsche'', ), also known and referred to as Buchenland Germans, or Bukovinian Germans, are a German diaspora, German Ethnicity, ethnic group which settled in Bukovina, a historical region situated at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, during the Modern era, modern period. They are part of the larger group of Germans of Romania, Romanian Germans (, ) since the early 20th century, when they were initially living in the Kingdom of Romania (, ). Their main demographic presence lasted from the last quarter of the 18th century, when Bukovina was Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, annexed by the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Empire, until 1940, when nearly all Bukovina Germans (or approximately 100,000 people) were forcefully resettled into either Nazi Germany or Nazi-occupied regions in Central-Eastern Europe as a part of the ''Heim ins Reich'' Nazism, national socialist population transfer policy. Nowadays, most of the Bukovina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germans
Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the end of World War II, defines a German as a German nationality law, German citizen. During the 19th and much of the 20th century, discussions on German identity were dominated by concepts of a common language, culture, descent, and history.. "German identity developed through a long historical process that led, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to the definition of the German nation as both a community of descent (Volksgemeinschaft) and shared culture and experience. Today, the German language is the primary though not exclusive criterion of German identity." Today, the German language is widely seen as the primary, though not exclusive, criterion of German identity. Estimates on the total number of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron The Tyrant
Aaron the Tyrant () or Aron Vodă ("Aron the Voivode"; ), sometimes credited as Aron Emanoil or Emanuel Aaron (, , Maxim (1994), p. 23 or ''Zalim'';Kohen, p. 103 before 1560 – May 1597), was twice the Prince of Moldavia: between September 1591 and June 1592, and October 1592 to May 3 or 4, 1595. He was of mysterious origin, and possibly of Jewish extraction, but presented himself as the son of Alexandru Lăpușneanu, and was recognized as such in some circles. His appointment by the Ottoman Empire followed an informal race, during which candidates engaging in particularly exorbitant bribery and accepted unprecedented increases of the ''haraç''. Though resented by the Janissaries, he was backed by a powerful lobby, comprising Solomon Ashkenazi, Edward Barton, Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, and Patriarch Jeremias II. Victorious but heavily indebted, Aaron allowed his creditors to interfere directly in fiscal policy, while adopting methods of extortion against the taxpaying peasantry. He e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rulers Of Moldavia
This is a list of monarchs of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when Unification of Moldavia and Wallachia, it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principalities, Danubian Principality, to form the modern-day state of Romania. Notes Dynastic rule is hard to ascribe, given the loose traditional definition of the ruling family (on principle, princes were chosen from any branch, including a previous monarch's bastard sons – being defined as ''os de domn'' – "of Hospodar, domn marrow", or as having ''hereghie'' – "heredity" (from the Latin ''hereditas''); the institutions charged with the Elective monarchy, election, dominated by the boyars, had fluctuating degrees of influence). The system itself was challenged by usurpers, and became obsolete with the Phanariotes, Phanariote epoch, when monarchs were appointed by the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Ottoman Dynasty, Sultans. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-distance Trail
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, equestrianism or cross-country skiing. They exist on all continents except Antarctica. Many trails are marked on maps. Typically, a long-distance route will be at least long, but many run for several hundred miles, or longer. Many routes are waymarked and may cross public or private land and/or follow existing rights of way. Generally, the surface is not specially prepared, and the ground can be rough and uneven in areas, except in places such as converted rail tracks or popular walking routes where stone-pitching and slabs have been laid to prevent erosion. In some places, official trails will have the surface specially prepared to make the going easier. History Historically, and still nowadays in countries where most people move on foot or with pack animals, long-distance trails linked far away tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Transilvanica
Via Transilvanica 'The Transylvanian Trail' is a hiking trail that crosses the Transylvania, Bukovina and Banat regions of Romania, and is meant to promote their cultural, ethnic, historical and natural diversity. It was built between 2018 and 2022, with its design and conception heavily inspired by historical pilgrims' ways and hiking trails, such as The Way of St. James and The Appalachian Trail. Starting at Putna, Suceava County, it stretches over , 10 counties of Romania, over 400 communities, and 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites, ending in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți County. Its motto is "The road that unites". History The trail was envisioned by the non-governmental organisation ''Tășuleasa Social'', based in Bistrița-Năsăud County. The way marking of trail was done in five major stages between the years 2018 and 2022: * In 2018, the first of trail was marked in Bistrița-Năsăud county. * In 2019, of trail was marked in Suceava County and in Mehedin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluj County
Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed since the 11th century. Geography Cluj County lies in the northwestern half of the country, between parallels 47°28' in north and 46°24' in south, meridians 23°39' in west and 24°13' in east, respectively. It covers an area of unfolded in the contact zone of three representative natural units: the Apuseni Mountains, the Transylvanian Plateau, Someș Plateau, and the Transylvanian Plain. Cluj County is the 12th largest in the country and occupies 2.8% of Romania's area. It is bordered to the northeast with Maramureș County, Maramureș and Bistrița-Năsăud County, Bistrița-Năsăud counties, to the east with Mureș County, to the south with Alba County, and to the west with Bihor County, Bihor and Sălaj County, Sălaj counties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harghita County
Harghita County (, and , ) is a county () in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc. Demographics 2002 census In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km2. * Hungarians – 84.62% (or 276,038) * Romanians – 14.06% (or 45,870) * Romani – 1.18% (or 3,835) * Others – 0.14% 2011 census In 2011, it had a population of 302,432 and a population density of 46/km2. * Hungarians – 85.21% (or 257,707) * Romanians – 12.96% (or 39,196) * Romani * Others – 1.76% (or 5,326). 2021 census In 2021, it had a population of 291,950, and a population density of 43/km2. * Hungarians – 85.67% (or 232,157) * Romanians – 12.41% (or 33,634) * Romani - 1.82% (or 4,928) * Others – 0.1% (or 282). Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county. The Hungarians form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
