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List. There are eight development regions in Romania, which (with the exception of București-Ilfov) are named by their geographical position in the country: RO1 – Macroregiunea Unu : Nord-Vest – RO11; 6 counties; 2,521,793 inhabitants; 34,159 km 2 (13,189 sq mi) Centru – RO12; 6 counties; 2,271,066 inhabitants; 34,082 km 2 (13,159 sq mi)
Predeal (pronounced [preˈde̯al]; Hungarian: Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Muntenia, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, Muntenia at an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The town administers three villages: Pârâul Rece, Timișu de Jos, and Timișu de Sus.
Poiana Brașov (Romanian pronunciation: [poˈjana braˈʃov], German: Schulerau; Hungarian: Brassópojána) is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort.. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares (120 acres) to 80 hectares (200 acres) and the slope’s length was increased from 13.8 km (8.6 mi) to 23.9 km (14.9 mi).
Stamp of Romania from 1951: Five-Year Plan 1951 to 1955 – Coal production. The first five-year plan took place between the years 1951 and 1955. Some of the 5 year plans are recorded on the countries postal stamp issues. They included: The move to save and or stabilise the forests that had trees older than 200 years.
The library was established on 8 November 1839 and opened on 23 November 1841, carrying on the tradition of the activity and fame of the old library of Academia Vasiliană, founded in 1640. Functioning closely with Academia Mihăileană, founded in 1835, it had the double character of a school library and a public library.
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Râșnov ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrɨʃnov]; German: Rosenau; Hungarian: Barcarozsnyó; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ruusenåå; [3] Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920. It is located at about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city of Brașov and about the same distance from Bran, on DN73, a ...
The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania, Iași is a symbol of Romanian history.