Vâlcea County is a county (județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia, it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Argeș County is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
The Krashovani are a Croat community inhabiting Carașova and Lupac in the Caraș-Severin County within Romanian Banat. They are Catholic by faith and speak the Torlakian dialect. Glottolog lists "Karashevski" as a sub-type of Croatian.
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality.
Romania's administration is relatively centralized and administrative subdivisions are therefore fairly simplified.
The Olt Defile is a defile that has been cut into the Transyvanian Alps in south-central Romania by the river Olt. In the Brezoi–Titești Depression portion of the defile there are located hot spring resorts. In the surrounding mountains grow walnut and oak trees, wild roses, and white ivy. Transportation is provided by highways and railways between Râmnicu Vâlcea and Sibiu.
Cişmea may refer to several villages in Romania:
Valea Mănăstirii may refer to several villages in Romania:
Valea Stânii may refer to several villages in Romania:
Breaza is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Breaza, Breaza de Sus and Pârâu Negrei.
Țițești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bucșenești-Lotași, Cișmea, Țițești, Valea Mănăstirii and Valea Stânii.
Ghimeș-Făget is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is the only commune in the county that lies in the historical region of Transylvania.
Olari is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Fânari, Olari and Olarii Vechi. Until 2004, these belonged to Gherghița Commune, when they were split off to form a separate commune.
Castra of Titești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.
Local elections were held in Romania on 5 June 2016.
According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, two or more villages can form together a commune.
The Battle of the Olt Valley consisted in a prolonged military engagement during World War I between Romanian forces on one side and Central Powers' forces on the other side. Within just under a month, the Central Powers had managed to conquer the 30 miles (48 km)-long Olt Valley from its Romanian defenders.
The Nagyszeben Offensive was a Romanian military operation during the opening stages of the Battle of Transylvania, during the Romanian Campaign of 1916 in World War I. It was fought against Austro-Hungarian forces and resulted in a Romanian victory, the city of Nagyszeben (Sibiu/Hermannstadt) being reached within a week. A further week of minor operations following the one-day Romanian occupation of the city resulted in the stabilization of the Romanian front line in the region for the ensuing fortnight.
