Postcard from Romania

The University's Central Library "Mihai Eminescu" in Bucharest


Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country.
Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then it has gone through a variety of changes, becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862 and steadily consolidating its position as the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and arts. Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of the "Little Paris of the East" (Micul Paris). Although many buildings and districts in the historic centre were damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes and Nicolae Ceauşescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.

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Bucharest

Cover and postcards from Romania

Romania is a country located in South-East Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea.[2] Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory. It shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south.



Bacău is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. It covers a land surface of 41km² and has an estimated population of 175,921 The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistriţa River (which meets the Siret River about 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the south of Bacău). The Ghimeş Pass links Bacău to Transylvania.





Constanţa is the oldest living city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located on the Black Sea coast. Constanta is part of the groups of four equal size cities which ranks after Bucharest, Romania's capital, Timisoara, Cluj Napoca and Iasi, none of this four cities exceeds 315,000 inhabitants. The Constanţa metropolitan area was founded in 2007 and comprises 14 localities located at a maximum distance of 30 km from the city and, with 550,000 inhabitants, is the second largest urban area in Romania, after Bucharest.

Port of Constanţa has an area of 39.26 km² and a length of about 30 km, is the biggest on the Black Sea and one of the largest in Europe.

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