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Craiova (/ k r ə ˈ j oʊ v ə /, also US: / k r aɪ ˈ oʊ v ə, k r ɑː ˈ j ɔː v ɑː, k r ɑː ˈ j oʊ v ɑː /, [4] [5] [6] Romanian: ⓘ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia.
It has hosted kings of Romania, in 1939 the exiled Polish president Ignacy Mościcki (1867–1946), and the former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980). [4] The museum was founded in 1954. It is the main art museum in Craiova and is a significant tourist attraction for the city. [5]
Ethnic and religious makeup of Southern Dobruja as of 1930. The Treaty of Craiova finally crystallized in a return to the 1912 borders. The southern part of the Dobruja, which had been conquered by Romania during the Second Balkan War, [2] was returned to Bulgaria and assumed for Romania the loss of a territory with an area of 7,142 km 2 (2,758 sq mi) and a population of which ethnic Romanians ...
History of Craiova, Romania. Pages in category "History of Craiova" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The building on Madona Dudu Street houses the archaeology and history exhibits, including a new wing. [4] The museum is an important tourist attraction in Craiova. [5] The museum is housed in a former girls' school; the building dates to 1905, and is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. [6]
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The building became a metropolitan cathedral on March 25, 1939, when the Craiova Archdiocese was raised to the rank of Metropolis. In 1976, the interior painting was washed and brightened. The following year's earthquake caused damage that required the cathedral to be sanctified again in 1978 on the feast of Saint Demetrius, after a refurbishing.
The Banat of Craiova or Banat of Krajowa (German: Banat von Krajowa; Romanian: Banatul Craiovei), also known as Cisalutanian Wallachian Principality (Latin: Principatus Valachiae Cisalutanae) and Imperial Wallachia (German: Kaiserliche Walachei; Latin: Caesarea Wallachia; [1] Romanian: Chesariceasca Valahie), was a Romanian-inhabited province of the Habsburg monarchy.