Romania

GFS by Ana Grigore

 Overview

General Information
History
Tourist Attractions
Bucharest
Things to do
Things you probably didnt know
Question
Quiz: Which is the flag of
Romania?
Romanias flag has
three vertical lines:
red, yellow and
blue.
Blue for liberty (sky-
blue)
Yellow for justice
(field-yellow)
Red for fraternity
(blood red)
General Information

Area: 357 375km2 Area: 238 391km2

General Information
Germany Romania
Population: aprox. Population: aprox.
82 Millions 19,5 Millions

Denisity: 227/km2 Density: 84.4/km2

1,2% -0,29%
General Information
Regions
General information
Romania is a semi-presidential
state
President: Klaus Johannis
General Information
It is a member of the
EU and NATO.
It is the country with
1/3 of its area of
mountains, 1/3 of hills
and 1/3 of fields.
History
Romania romanus (latin for
citizen of Rome)
Dacian (part of Tracians) people
101-102 A.D. and 105-106 A.D.: Roman
incursions under Emperor Trajan
Dacian Kingdom becomes part of the Roman
Empire
Latin was introduced and romanization
process started
Roman rule lasted for 165 years
History - Dacians

Dacians were the bravest and

the most dauntless of the
Tracians
Religion: Zalmoxis
History

Trajans Column
showing the roman-
dacian wars
History

Oldest surviving
document
written in
Romanian dates
from 1521
 Recent History
Became a constitutional monarchy in
1881
King Carol the 1st os Romania (Prinz
Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig
von Hohenzollern Sigmaringen)
Schloss Sigmaringen
 Postbelic Period
1946: communism-dominated
government fraudulently won elections
1947: King Michael I was forced to
abdicate
1989 - Revolution
Peles Castle

Why visit? Beautiful architecture, history,

dream like surroundings.
Danube Delta
Why visit? It is the
best preserved
delta in Europe
and a UNESCO
World Heritage
Site.
The Sphinx

Why visit?
Spectacular view.

*The sphinx is not

man-made, it is
carved in stone by
the wind.
 Voronet Monastery
Why visit? Its famous blue color that
cant be reproduced.
The hue of blue is unique on an international
scale, as it cant be remade.
And just any monasteries
in Moldova
 Arges Monastery
Why visit? One of the countrys
architectural masterpieces.
Bran Castle
Why visit? Vampires.
Bucharest
 Bucharest
Capital city of Romania since1862
Population: 2 million
Area: 285km2
Crime rate relatively low
Palace of Parliament
 Palace of Parliament
2nd largest civilian building in the world
as area (65.000m)
Largest civilian building as volume
86 m in height, 92 m under the ground
 Arcul de Triumf
27 m high
Herstru Park
Zoo in Karlsruhe vs.
Herstru Park
9 hectares 187 hectares

(or roughly 21 zoos)

Little Paris
During the interbelic period, Bucharest was
also called The Little Paris because of its
beautiful architecture
Little Paris
Things to do
EAT!!!
Mici
Mamaliga
Salam de sibiu
Pomana Porcului
Tochitura
Ciorba
Sarmale
Learn Traditions
n
Christmas
 Overview

General Information
History
Tourist Attractions
Bucharest
Things to do
Things you probably didnt know
Question
 Did you know?
Romanian is a romance language.

Examples:
Cunosc istoria Europei foarte bine.
Conosc (it) Storia (it) Europe (in Forte (it) Bene (it)
Connais (fr) Histoire(fr) Genitive) Fort (fr) Bien (fr)

I know the history of Europe very well.

 Did you know?

Peles Castle was the first European

castle to be completely electrified
 Did you know?

Romania has the only European

museum dedicated to gold.
 Did you know?

Romania has the largest population of

brown bears in Europe (ca. 6000)
 Did you know?
Romania has the tallest sculpture in
Europe (40m high)
 Did you know?

Romania has one of the best internet

speeds in the world
Score
Europe 1st
World 4th
 Did you know?
We have one of the happiest
cemeteries in the world
 Did you know?
The Carpathians have their own Sphinx
 Did you know?
There is a Bermuda Triangle in
Transylvania Padurea Hoia-Baciu
 Nadia Comaneci
Montreal 1976 Olympics, first perfect
score in the history of Olympics
 Nicolae Paulescu
Discovered insulin
Important research
on
blood coagulation
Developed a
treatment for
aneurysm
 Petrache Poenaru
Invented the fountain pen
 George Enescu
One of the biggest 20th century
composers
Question

Would you visit Romania? If yes, what

would you like to do?
Thanks for your attention!