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The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality's territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present-day capital of Romania . Historical affiliations. Wallachia c. 1459–1859 (Ottoman vassal)
The Bucharest Ring Motorway (or the Bucharest Belt Motorway, Romanian: Autostrada Centura București ), termed A0, [ 1] is a motorway ring in construction around the city of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It is intended to be the outer ring of the existing Bucharest Ring Road . It is split into two sections: the South Ring Motorway and the ...
George Bacovia ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe baˈkovi.a]; the pen name of Gheorghe Vasiliu [ˈɡe̯orɡe vasiˈli.u]; 17 September [ O.S. 4 September] 1881 – 22 May 1957) was a Romanian symbolist poet. While he initially belonged to the local Symbolist movement, launched as a poet by Alexandru Macedonski with the poem and poetry ...
International Meeting of Orthodox Youth [1] (ITO, Romanian: Întâlnirea Internațională a Tinerilor Ortodocși), formerly known as European Orthodox Youth Reunion (Romanian: Întâlnirea Tinerilor Ortodocși din Europa) [2] is an annual international religious meeting organized by several orthodox Christian students organizations (ASCOR, Romanian: Asociația Studenților Creștin-Ortodocși ...
Bucharest is a beta global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art.
Băile Herculane ( Latin: Aqua Herculis; German: Herkulesbad; Hungarian: Herkulesfürdő; Czech: Herkulovy Lázně, Turkish: Lazarethane) is a spa town in Romanian Banat, in Caraș-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinți Mountains to the east and the Cerna Mountains to the west, elevation 168 m (551 ft).
Țuică ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈt͡sujkə]) is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–86% [1] alcohol by volume (usually 40–55%), prepared only from plums. [1] Other spirits that are produced from other fruit or from a cereal grain are called "rachiu" or "rachie". Țuică is also the foundational element for creating the ...
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians ( Romanian: Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor, AUR, meaning "gold" in Romanian) [ 26] is a right-wing populist [ 9][ 10] and nationalist [ 27][ 5][ 28] political party active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019 ahead of the 2020 Romanian local and legislative elections.