Map Of Romania
Top 10 Biggest Cities in Romania ( by population) |
1. Bucharest |
2. Iasi |
3. Cluj-Napoca |
4. Timisoara |
5. Craiova |
6. Constanta |
7. Galati |
8. Brasov |
9. Ploiesti |
10. Braila |
Romania Known For:: |
Dracula and Transylvania |
Beautiful Nature |
Scientist and Their Inventions |
Architecture |
Beer |
Top 10 Facts About Romania |
1. Dracula was actually based on a Wallachian Prince – Vlad Dracul – who would famously impale severed heads outside his castle as a warning to dissidents |
2. Bran Castle, as the castle is known, in fact still exists and is one of Romania’s top tourist attractions |
3. The word Transylvania comes from Latin and translates literally as ‘beyond the forest’ |
4. Romania joined the EU at the same time as Bulgaria in 2007 |
5. Palatul Parlamentului is the second biggest building in the world and is located in Bucharest |
6. After Romanian, Hungarian and German are two of the most commonly spoken languages in the country |
7. Nadia Commaneci, a Romanian gymnast, was the first ever to achieve a perfect 10 score during the 1976 Montreal Olympics |
8. Romania’s wilderness is the last natural habitat of the brown bear |
9. The Danube is the longest international river in Europe finishing at the Black Sea on the Romanian coast |
10. People used to call Bucharest “little Paris”. |