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On the east side of the city, between an abandoned field and a gas station, lies the geographical center of Romania, at [ 3 ] The Olt River flows east to west on the north side of the city; its left tributary, the Berivoi River , discharges into the Olt on the west side of the city, after receiving the waters of the Racovița River .
With an area of 238,397 km 2 (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe.It is a country located at the crossroads of Eastern and Southeast Europe. It is bordered on the Black Sea, the country is halfway between the equator and the North Pole and equidistant from the westernmost part of Europe—the Atlantic Coast—and the most easterly—the Ural Mountains.
After Austria, the last country to oppose Romania's and Bulgaria's Schengen membership, lifted its veto, the two countries became full members on 1 January 2025. [ 158 ] Romania is a noteworthy ally of the United States, being the first NATO member state that agreed to support increasing its defence spending after the 2017 Trump–Iohannis ...
It is home to Lake Gavril, which covers an area of over 2 hectares (4.9 acres) and has a depth of about 30 m (98 ft). Formed by the collapse of a salt mine more than 60 years ago, the lake is known for its anthropomorphic shape and for the fact that at the top it has a layer of fresh water, and at the bottom a layer of salt water.
Oradea metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crişana Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005. The metropolitan area, seen from Ciuperca hill The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 8 adjacent communes:
After the First World War, the region was divided between Romania and the Czechoslovakian region of Carpathian Ruthenia, with the border following that of the short-lived Hutsul Republic. [1] In March 1939 Hungary annexed Carpathian Ruthenia and in August 1940 annexed the region of Northern Transylvania , which included southern Maramureș ...
Ceahlău - "Piatra Lată din Ghedeon" rock formation Leontopodium alpinum, edelweiss or floare de colț is a protected species in Romania since 1933. Ceahlău National Park shelters a large variety of flora and fauna; some of the species are endemic or rarely seen elsewhere in Romania.
The Apuseni Natural Park with an area of 75,784 ha (187,270 acres) [4] was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in the Monitorul Oficial of Romania, Number 152 of April 12, 2000) [5] and represents a mountainous area (mountain peaks, cirques, caves, valleys, karst areas, forests, and pastures), with flora and fauna specific to the Western Carpathians.