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  MSN Encarta - Search View - Romania
Romania is a land of historic villages and castles, fertile plains, and majestic mountains.
Romania shares borders with Bulgaria to the south, Serbia and Montenegro to the southwest, Hungary to the northwest, Ukraine to the north, and Moldova to the northeast.
Romania was a kingdom from 1881 to 1947.
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 MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Romania
Until the 19th century the history of Romania was that of the separate principalities of Walachia and Moldavia.
Romania signed a friendship treaty with the USSR in 1970, received Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev in 1976, and sent Ceauşescu to the Soviet Union and East Germany.
Romania opened its airspace to U.S. military aircraft during the 2001 attack on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which was suspected of harboring terrorists, and also during the U.S.-led military action against Iraq that began in March 2003 (U.S.-Iraq War of 2003)—despite criticism of its actions by some members of the European Union.
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 Encyclopedia: Roman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The name Romans in the middle ages may be applied to: The Roman Kingdom (Latin: Regenum Romanum) was the monarchal government for the city of Rome and its territories from its founding in 753 BC by Romulus until the expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus in 510 BC and the establishment of the Roman Republic.
Roman road — as a military, commercial, and political expedient, Romans became adept at constructing long straight roads and were essential for the growth of their empire.
Roman type is a typographic term referring both to a particular family of fonts, the most famous and common of which is Times New Roman, and to a style of typeface (resembling classical Roman lettering) used in most font families.
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 Romania
Romania plays a big role in securing peace in the world today as it continues to play an important task in the United Nations and it is a leading country in sending troops for countries in need for them.
Romania stood with the Allied forces in 1991 during the Gulf War, and yet today Romania is an important part of the coalition forces in Iraq.
Romania is a member of the United Nations (UN), and in October 1993 it was admitted to the Council of Europe (CE).
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 Roman, Romania -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Roman ((A native or inhabitant of Hungary) Hungarian: Románvásár, (A person of German nationality) German: Romanvarasch) is a town in (A landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991) Moldavia, (A Balkan republic in southeastern Europe) Romania, with a population of 69,483.
Roman's the 1-st son was Alexander the Gooder(1400-1432).
He adds that there are also Armeninans and Gypsies and that the handful of Catholic Hungarians and Germans are not interested in joining a church where the priests didn't speak their language.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roman,_romania.htm   (826 words)

  
 ROMANIA
Romania is roughly oval in shape, with a maximum distance from east to west of about 720 km (about 450 mi) and a maximum distance from north to south of about 515 km (about 320 mi).
Western Romania is dominated by the Tisza Plain, which borders both Hungary and Serbia; the section of the plain that borders Serbia is generally known as the region of Banat, while the section that borders Hungary is commonly referred to as Crisana-Maramures.
Romania became an associate member of the European Union (EU) in February 1993, and in December 1997 the EU invited Romania to begin the process of becoming a full member.
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Romania is the perfect land of contrasts and paradoxes: the country of Constantin Brancusi, Eugene Ionesco, Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade, and Nadia Comaneci, but also of Dracula and Nicolae Ceausescu.
Romania is a Republic as a form of government.
Romania’s capital city is Bucharest, with an area of 1,521 sq.
www.rotravel.com /romania/history/cap1.php   (262 words)

  
 Roman Decadence, Rome and Romania, and the Emperors Who Weren't
The Romans were so busy at their orgies (often with their siblings), throwing Christians to the lions, poisoning their spouses, parents, and children, and eating exotic parts of animals (like hummingbird tongues), in between visits to the vomitorium so they could eat more, that they didn't notice all the Germans gathering on the frontiers.
What the Romans lost then was their discipline and organization, and this occurred through the Germanization of the army, even as the German commanders of the same were no more ready to seize the ultimate Roman honor for themselves than the Romans were to bestow it on them.
Greek and Roman society was built on the conception of the subordination of the individual to the community, of the citizen to the state; it set the safety of the commonwealth, as the surpreme aim of conduct, above the safety of the individual whether in this world or in a world to come.
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 Rome and Romania, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, etc.
Decius and Herennius were killed in battle by the Goths in 251 -- the only Roman Emperors to die in battle (against external enemies) besides Julian (against the Persians, 363), Valens (against the Goths again, 378), Nicephorus I (against the Bulgars, 811), and Constantine XI (with the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, 1453).
This was the end of Roman Gaul, 541 years after Caesar had completed its conquest in 56 BC -- or perhaps 531 years since the defeat, capture, and death of the rebel Vercingetorix in 46 BC.
With the decline of Romania, Venice largely pursued its affairs at the expense of Contantinople and only came to be pushed out of the area altogether by the Ottomans.
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 Pinkas Hakehillot Romania: Roman
Roman: A district town in the Moldavia region nearby the main railway from Bucharest to Cernauti (Chernowitz).
In 1920, the dean of the lawyers union refused to accept Jewish members with the pretext that the “Emancipation” law of the Jews was opposed to the law of the land.
Soon after the outbreak of the war between Romania and the Soviet Union, Roman's Jews were apprehended together with the refugees and sent to forced labor.
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 VirtualTourist.com - Elweb's Roman Travel Page
The city of Roman is located in the centre of Moldavia, on its main channel of comunication concerning both the rail - as part of the route Bucharest-Dornesti-Cernauti-Wars
The town is located close to the margins of the Moldavian Plateau, at the confluence of Moldova and Siret rivers, and has a surface of 3.008 hectares.
The first local document reffering the city of Roman is the Charter issued on March, 30, 1392, 'in our town of Roman-Voivode' this being one of the most beautiful documents of the 14th century, adorned with a hanging seal and hosted by the state archives in Bucharest.
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 AllRefer.com - Romania - Historical Setting | Romanian Information Resource
Romania, in spite of its fierce prewar anticommunism and long antipathy toward tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union, became one of the first East European states to suffer a Soviet-sponsored communist takeover after World War II.
In 1859 Walachia and Moldavia merged to form Romania, and in 1881 its prince renounced Turkish suzerainty and Romania became a kingdom.
Romania - Greater Romania and the Occupation of Budapest
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For the four Roman Catholic dioceses of Transylvania, this compromise led to catastrophic consequences: for now the disadvantageous situation of the national minorities was also fixed in place by the new church structures.
I also place myself together with the servants and the faithful of our Catholic Church on the side of the sons of our country, who express their special thanks to you for everything, which you are doing for the progress and growth of our country and for the welfare of all our people.
The misgivings of the Transylvanian bishops might not be unfounded, according to statements of Church observers; the Orthodox patriarch of Romania, Teoctist, who because of his collaboration with the Ceausescu regime voluntarily retired was, upon request, once again reinstated as patriarch of Romania.
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 Worldisround - Romania's romance - Neighborhoods in Romania pictures
Neighborhoods in Romania - travel photos - Due to its geographical location, Romania was always the meeting point of political and...
Due to its geographical location, Romania was always the meeting point of political and territorial interests.
The Romans, and later the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires have all tried in turn to take over this land.
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 Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Generally known as Romanian, this language is spoken by around 90% of the population of Romania, this includes the Bayash gypsies who, their own language being lost, speak a significantly differing dialect influenced by Banat, Romani and Hungarian.
During the fifth and sixth centuries, it is thought Romanian developed from the Latin brought by the occupying Roman forces scicrporating influences from the local language.
Romanisation, given the relatively short period of Roman occupation (165 years), is thought could only have been successful if the Dacians had readily accepted the Roman occupation and the Roman people and thus, their language.
scic.cec.eu.int /Main/enlargement/lan_pres/rom_01.htm   (920 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Roman, town, Romania, Romania (Romanian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Roman, town, Romania, Romania (Romanian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
78,749), NE Romania, in Moldavia, at the confluence of the Prut and Siretul rivers.
Sugar refining and the manufacture of building materials are the chief industries.
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 THE ROMANS Ancient, Medieval and Modern
Mettius Fufetius, the Latin King of Alba Longa, claims that the Romans of Tullus Hostilius (672-640 BC), the Latin King of Rome, are no longer pure Greeks, whereas his Albans (Alvanoi) are still pure Greeks.
Because the primitive Romans of Latium (as the reader of this website will see) were a union of such Greek speaking tribes as: Pelasgians, Aborigines, Sabines and Trojans.
This is the football we are passing on the specialists in Roman, Greek and so-called Byzantine History to play around with.
www.romanity.org   (261 words)

  
 Who was Who in Roman Times: Romania
A part of Romania was called Dacia in Roman times, and another part Moesia.
There is not always an 1:1 relation between a place etc. in Roman times and a name in our days.
Sometimes a people giving their name to a place and that place are combined.
www.romansonline.com /h_oth_Romania.asp   (131 words)

  
 ROMANIA - Official Travel and Tourism Information
This Website is intended to assist travelers who are planning to visit Romania or who would like to learn more about this country.
Please contact us for all of your trip planning needs, including free travel brochures and maps, and for information on upcoming tours.
Romania offers a rich tapestry of tourist attractions and vacation experiences unique in Central-Eastern Europe: medieval towns in Transylvania, the world-famous Painted Monasteries in Bucovina, traditional villages in Maramures, the magnificent architecture of Bucharest, the romantic Danube Delta, fairy-tale castles, the Black Sea resorts, the majestic Carpathian Mountains, spas and much more.
www.romaniatourism.com   (313 words)

  
 Holidays and Festivals - Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1918, Transylvania, Bucovina, Basarabia, and Cadrilater formed Romania.
Prior to 1989, August 23 was celebrated as Romania's national day.
If you find any errors, please send us corrections.
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 Accommodation in Roman Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels
To dial them from outside Romania, dial your international access code, then the number with the plus sign in front of it, then the rest of the number, missing out any number shown in brackets.
If you run a hotel, guest house or bed and breakfast and would like to be included in A1 Tourism's Hotel and Guest House Directory, please contact us
If you require more information about Roman, you may be able to obtain it from the Roman Tourist Board.
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 Romania Paper Money INDEX
Romania - Minister of Finance - Emergency Isues
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ROMANIA Banka Nationala a Republicii Socialiste România
REPUBLIC of ROMANIA Banca Nationala a România - Commemorative
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 Romania
The members of this family bear the title Prince[ss] of Romania (Royal Highness).
Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad Pr von Hohenzollern (Sigmaringen 24 Aug 1865-Sinaia 20 Jul 1927; see Hohenzollern) succeeded his uncle, King Carol I on his death without issue 10 Oct 1914, as King FERDINAND of Romania; he m.
2b) MICHAEL, King of Romania 20 Jul 1927-8 Jun 1930 and again 6 Sep 1940-, abdicated 30 Dec 1947 (b.Castle Pelesch 25 Oct 1921); m.Athens 10 Jun 1948 Anne Pss of Bourbon-Parma (b.Paris 18 Sep 1923)
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 NATO Media Library: Visit Petre Roman, Romania - 10/23/90   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
NATO Media Library: Visit Petre Roman, Romania - 10/23/90
Visit to NATO of Romanian Prime Minister Petre Roman.
Briefing the press at the close of the visit.
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