Muntenia (or Greater Wallachia) is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper (Muntenia, Ţara Românească, and the seldom used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian). Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance It is situated between the Danube (south and east), the Carpathian Mountains (the Transylvanian Alps branch) and Moldavia (both north), and the Olt River to the west. The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати The Southern Carpathians (Carpaţii Meridionali also called the Transylvanian Alps, are a group of Mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians The Olt River ( Romanian and Hungarian; German: Alt; Latin: Aluta or Alutus) is a River in The latter river is the border between Muntenia and Oltenia (or Lesser Wallachia). Oltenia ( Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions with the alternate Latin names Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana, Wallachia Caesarea Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the rivers Milcov and Siret. The Milcov River is a Tributary of the Putna River in eastern Romania. The Siret River ( Ukrainian: Серет, Russian: Сирет, Hungarian: Szeret) is a River that rises
Geography
Muntenia includes completely the 10 counties:
and parts of the counties:
Romania's capital city, Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia. List of counties See also List of Romanian Counties by Population The Judeţe (translated in English as "counties" are administrative Brăila (brə'ila is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Călăraşi (cələ'raʃʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi. Dâmboviţa (also spelt Dîmboviţa (deprecated and incorrect but tolerated 'dɨm Giurgiu (ʤjurʤju is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Ialomiţa (jalo'miʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Prahova ('prahova is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti. Teleorman redirects here For the river see Teleorman River. Teleorman (te Vrancea may refer to Vrancea County, Romania Vrancea Mountains, Romania Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea; 'vɨlʧea is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Olt (olt is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Other important cities are:
Brăila (pronunciation in Romanian: /brə'ila/ Браила Ibrail is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and The city of Buzău (bu'zəw is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. Piteşti (/pi'teʃtʲ/ is a city in Romania, located on the Argeş River. Ploieşti (ploˈjeʃtʲ older spelling Ploeşti) is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia, Romania Târgovişte (old spelling Tîrgovişte; tɨrˈgoviʃte is a city in the Dâmboviţa county of Romania.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic