ROMANIA

A country that deserves to be discovered!

Amazing facts about Romania!

 The name Romania comes from the Latin word romanus
which means citizen of the Roman Empire.
 Romania is located in Southeastern Europe.
 The Romanian language is 1700 years old.
It is the only Latin language spoken in Eastern Europe.
 Bucharest, The Little Paris
The country’s capital Bucharest is called little Paris.

The University Athenaeum

Arc de
Triomphe

CEC’s
The Art Museum of Headquarters
Romania, the former Manuc’s Khan
Royal Palace
 BUCHAREST
Romania has many arhitectural marvels. Bucharest has the heaviest building in
the world. The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest is the second largest
administrative building in the world, after the Pentagon in the United
States.
The building has more than 3000 rooms.
The painted monasteries of Bucovina , in northeastern
Romania, are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
 If you visit them, you can reset spiritually or you can admire the famous
secular paintings.

Agapia
Moldoviţa

Voroneţ
Voroneț
Neamț
Suceviţa
.
Romania has the happiest
cemetery in the world.

“Merry Cemetery”in
Sapanta is famous for the
crosses with colorful
naive paintings and
humorous lyrics.
.
Romania has the tallest
wooden church in the
world

The tallest wooden

church in the world
is Peri Monastery,
located in
Maramures
Romania.
 Romania has one of the most well-
preserved medieval fortresses in Europe,
the Sighisoara Citadel.
Sighişoara is the only fortress in Europe still
inhabited
The statue of Dacian king
Decebal
The tallest stone
sculpture in Europe
and the second
tallest in the world is
in the west part of
Romania. It
represents King
Decebal, the last
ruler of Dacia.
It can be seen in a
cruise on the
Danube.
Danube Delta, a green paradise, unique in
Europe
 THE DANUBE Delta IN ROMANIA
 It has the best preserved delta in Europe. It’s known for hosting more than 300 bird
species that come to live on deltas channels.
 Peles castle in Sinaia , the summer residence of the kings of
Romania, was built at the wish of King Charles I, first king of
Romania
( 1866-1914). It was the first European castle entirely lit by electrical
current.
 Bran castle
Romania is home to the Bran Castle , also known as Dracula’s Castle .
The legend says Bran Castle belonged to Count Dracula. The real
Dracula , Vlad Tepes, is from Romania.
 Vlad III Dracula was born in the town of Sighisoara . The nickname
"Dracul" means either "devil" or "dragon". Bram Stoker found inspiration
for his book about Count Dracula in the life of Vlad III the Impaler of
Walachia.
The Corvin Castle in Transylvania is considered to be one of
the most beautiful and imposing Gothic-style castles in
Europe.
 THE PALACE OF CULTURE, IASI, MOLDAVIA
The Palace of Culture (Romanian: Palatul Culturii) is one of the largest buildings of
Romania, located in the city of Iaşi, Northeastern Romania. The Palace of Culture in Iaşi is
the main attraction point of the Moldavian capital. The famous building shelters four
museums, The Moldavian Museum of History, The Moldavian Museum of Ethnography,
The Museum of Art, Museum of Science and Technology.
ROMANIA HAS MORE THAN 3000 SPECIES OF PLANTS AND 30000
SPECIES OF ANIMALS.

The country has more than 60% of the brown bear population in Europe.
The British newspaper The Telegraph considers the Transfagarasanu to be
the most beautiful road in the world
Romania has Scarisoara Cave Glacier which is the second
largest underground glacier in Europe.
ROMANIANS MADE MANY GREAT DISCOVERIES
A Romanian invented the fountain pen
The first Olympic gymnast to ever score a perfect 10
was the 14-years old Romanian gymnast Nadia
Comaneci.
Romania has one of the fastest internet connections in Europe.

Romania occupies 4th place out of 78 when it comes to 4 G speed.