Valea Mare-Pravăț
Valea Mare-Pravăț is a commune in ArgeÈ™ County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: BilceÈ™ti, Colnic, Fântânea, Gura Pravăț, NămăeÈ™ti, Pietroasa, Șelari, and Valea Mare-Pravăț. The commune is located in the northeastern part of the county, right next to the city of Câmpulung, and from the county seat, PiteÈ™ti. It lies on the banks of the river ArgeÈ™el, at the foot of the Iezer Mountains. The highest point in the commune is , at . Valea Mare-Pravăț borders Rucăr commune to the northeast, Dragoslavele and StoeneÈ™ti communes to the east, Mioarele commune to the south, and Câmpulung municipality and LereÈ™ti commune to the west. The commune is crossed by the national road DN73 that connects Câmpulung and BraÈ™ov across the Rucăr-Bran Pass. Near Valea Mare-Pravăț, county road DN72A branches off DN73 and leads to the southwest to the city of TârgoviÈ™te on the DâmboviÈ›a River valley. The Mausoleum of the Heroes, also known as the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Commune In 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]   |
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Roads In Romania
Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: *motorways (autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits *expressways (drum – pl. drumuri express) – colour: red; designation: DEx followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *national road (drum naÈ›ional – pl. drumuri naÈ›ionale) – colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *county road (drum judeÈ›ean – pl. drumuri judeÈ›ene) – colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county *local road (drum – pl. drumuri comunale) – colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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European Route E574
European route E 574 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Bacău, Bacău County, Romania and ends in Craiova, Dolj County, Romania. Route and E-road junctions * (on shared signage DN11 then DN73A then then DN65) ** Bacău: ** ChichiÈ™: ** BraÅŸov: , ** PiteÅŸti: , ** Craiova: ReferencesE574 on OpenStreetMap External links UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007) {{E-road International E-road network, 699671 Roads in Romania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romania In World War I
The Kingdom of Romania was neutral for the first two years of World War I, entering on the side of the Allies of World War I, Allied powers from 27 August 1916 until Central Powers, Central Power occupation led to the Treaty of Bucharest (1918), Treaty of Bucharest in May 1918, before reentering the war on 10 November 1918. It had the most significant oil fields in Europe, and German Empire, Germany eagerly bought its petroleum, as well as food exports. From the point of view of its belligerent status, Romania was a neutral country between 28 July 1914 and 27 August 1916, a belligerent country on the part of the Allies of World War I, Entente from 27 August 1916 to 9 December 1917, in a state of armistice with the Central Powers from 10 December 1917 to 7 May 1918, a non-combatant country between 7 May 1918 and 10 November 1918, and finally a belligerent country in the Entente between 10 and 11 November 1918. At the start of World War I, King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dâmbovița (river)
The DâmboviÈ›a () is a river in Romania. It has its sources on the Curmătura Oticului, a mountain pass that separates the Iezer Mountains from the FăgăraÈ™ Mountains proper. It passes through Bucharest and flows into the river ArgeÈ™ near BudeÈ™ti, in CălăraÈ™i County. Its length is and its basin size is . DâmboviÈ›a County is named after the river. Name The name of the DâmboviÈ›a is of Slavic origin, derived from Common Slavic '' dÇ«bÅ'' (дѫбъ), meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain. Its upper course, upstream from the Valea Vladului, is also called ''Valea Boarcășului''. DâmboviÈ›a in Bucharest For centuries, DâmboviÈ›a was the main source of drinking water for the city of Bucharest. While there were a few dozen water wells, most of the water in Bucharest was distributed by water-carriers.Ștefan Ionescu, ''BucureÈ™tii în vremea fanarioÈ›ilor'', Editura Dacia, Cluj, 1974. p. 28-30 Bucharest folklore mentio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Târgoviște
TârgoviÈ™te (, alternatively spelled ''TîrgoviÈ™te'') is a Municipiu, city and county seat in DâmboviÈ›a County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the IalomiÈ›a (river), IalomiÈ›a River. TârgoviÈ™te was one of the most important cities in the history of Wallachia, as it was its capital from 1418 to 1659. At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 66,965 people, making it the 27th largest in the country. Etymology The name ''TârgoviÈ™te'' is a Slavic name which the city acquired in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the old Slavonic word for "marketplace", referring to the place rather than the market itself. The name is found in placenames not only in South Slavic areas (Bulgarian , Serbian and Croatian '), but also in West Slavic such as Slovak ''TrhoviÅ¡te'', Czech ''TrhoviÅ¡tÄ›'' or Polish ''Targowica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Targowica''. Additionally, places with the same name are found in Romania, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brașov
BraÈ™ov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of BraÈ™ov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, with 237,589 inhabitants, BraÈ™ov is the Cities in Romania, 6th most populous city in Romania. The BraÈ™ov metropolitan area, metropolitan area was home to 371,802 residents. BraÈ™ov is located in the central part of the country, about north of Bucharest and from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania. Historically, the city was the centre of the Burzenland (), once dominated by the Transylvanian Saxons (), and a significant commercial hub on the trade roads between Austria (then Archduchy of Austria, within the Habsburg monarchy, and subsequently Austrian Empire) and Turkey (then Ottoman Empire). It is also where the DeÈ™teaptă-te, române!, nationa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DN73
DN73 () is a national road in Romania which links PiteÈ™ti with BraÈ™ov. It is a high-traffic road and the preferred route for trucks. Near Câmpulung the road crosses the Southern Carpathians along the DâmboviÈ›a River. The road crosses several tourist-stop villages, such as Rucăr, Dâmbovicioara, and Bran Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the component of a Cereal, cereal grain consisting of the hard layersthe combined aleurone and Fruit anatomy#Pericarp layers, pericarpsurrounding the endosperm. Maize, Corn (maize) bran also includes the p .... External links {{Romania-road-stub Roads in Romania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |