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  2. Germans of Romania - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Germans of Romania. The Germans of Romania ( German: Rumäniendeutsche; Romanian: Germanii din România or germani-români; Hungarian: romániai németek) represent one of the most significant historical ethnic minorities of Romania since the late modern period onwards. Throughout the interwar period, the total number of ethnic ...

  3. Brașov - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2021 census, with 237,589 inhabitants, Brașov is the 6th most populous city in Romania. [2] [6] The metropolitan area was home to 371,802 residents. [2] Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km (103 mi) north of Bucharest and 380 km (236 mi) from the Black Sea.

  4. Romanians in Germany - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Romanians in Germany are one of the sizable communities of the Romanian diaspora in Western Europe. According to German statistics, in 2022, the number of Romanian citizens in Germany was 883,670. [2] The number of people with Romanian ancestry in 2022 (defined as all persons who migrated to the present area of the Federal Republic of ...

  5. Transylvanian Saxons - Wikipedia

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    Saxon couple (late 19th century illustration) Saxon couple from Sibiu/Hermannstadt area, c. 1900. Ethnic map of Romania in 1930. The Transylvanian Saxons (coloured in red) had a sizeable ethnic presence in the Sibiu, Târnava Mare, Târnava Mică, Făgăraș, Brașov, and Năsăud counties.

  6. Romani people in Germany - Wikipedia

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    The reason for their imprisonment remains unknown. Romani people in Germany are estimated to around 170,000 [1] -300,000, [1] constituting around 0.2-0.4% of the population. One-third of Germany Romani belong to the Sinti group. [2] Most speak German or Sinte Romani .

  7. Battle of Transylvania - Wikipedia

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    200,000 civilians internally displaced. The Battle of Transylvania was the first major operation of Romania during World War I, beginning on 27 August 1916. It started as an attempt by the Romanian Army to seize Transylvania, and potentially knock Austria-Hungary out of the war.

  8. Romania in World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Romania was neutral for the first two years of World War I, entering on the side of the Allied powers from 27 August 1916 until Central Power occupation led to the Treaty of Bucharest in May 1918, before reentering the war on 10 November 1918. It had the most significant oil fields in Europe, and Germany eagerly bought its ...

  9. Battle of Brassó (1916) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Brassó was the last major military engagement during the Battle of Transylvania. It took place between 7 and 9 October 1916, between Central Powers forces ( Germany and Austria-Hungary) on one side and Romanian forces on the other side. As Brassó was the second largest city in Transylvania and the largest Transylvanian ...