Romania is located in Eastern Europe, bordering Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine. It has a population of 19.8 million and its capital and largest city is Bucharest. Romania has diverse geography including mountains, hills and plains along the Black Sea coast and rivers such as the Danube. It has a rich cultural heritage including medieval towns, painted monasteries, fortresses like Bran Castle and Peles Castle, as well as natural attractions such as the Danube Delta, salt mines, caves and waterfalls. Traditional Romanian cuisine includes dishes like sarmale, tochitura and papanasi and it has traditional dances and clothing from different regions.

1. ROMANIA
What
you
should
know
about

2. Location
Romania is located in
East Central Europe
bordering on the Black
Sea in the south-east.
The neighbour countries
are Bulgaria, Hungary,
Moldova, Serbia and
Ukraine.
Romania is an EU
member country since
1st January 2007.

3. Surface & Population
Romania covers
an area of 238,391 km².
Romania has
a population of 19.8
million people (2015),
capital and largest city
is Bucharest with a
population of 2 million
people.
Other big cities are Cluj,
Timisoara and Iasi.
Romania has 41
districts.

4. Geography
Romania's natural
landscape is almost
evenly divided among
mountains, hills and
plains.
In the S-E there is the
Black Sea.
The Danube River travels
some 1.075 km through
or along Romanian
territory.
The country's lowest land
is found along the
Danube Delta.

5. THE
BLAC
K
SEA
THE
DANUB
E
DELTA
THE
CARPHATIAN
MOUNTAINS
THE
DANUBE
RIVER
SUCEAVA

6. The capital of Romania
Bucharest City

7. Official Language
English Romania
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Hello! Salut!
English Romania
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Good-
bye!
Yes
No
Please
Thank
you
La
revedere!
Da
Nu
Vă rog
Mulțumesc
Cu
plăcere
Scuze
You’re
welcome
Excuse
me
I’m sorry
How are
you?
Nice to meet
you
Cheers!
I love
you
Happy
birthday!
Safe
travels!
Bon
apetit!
Îmi pare rău
Ce mai
faci?
Îmi pare
bine
Noroc!
Te iubesc
La mulți ani!
Drum
bun!
Poftă
bună!

8. Currency
1 leu (RON) = 0.20 euro
(EUR)

9. The Highest Mountains
The Southern Carpathians offer the highest peaks
at Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m) and Negoiu (2,535 m) and
more than 150 glacial lakes.

10. Natural Beauties
The Romanian Sphynx, situated on the plateau of the Bucegi Mountains
at 2,216 meters altitude, measures 8 meters in height and 12 meters in
width.

11. Natural Beauties
Bigăr is one of the
most unusual
waterfalls in the world
and one of the most
beautiful in Romania.
It is located exactly
on the 45th parallel
north, at the halfway
point between
the Equator and
the North Pole.

12. The Red Lake
(also known
as Lake
Ghilcoş) is a
natural dam
lake formed
following the
collapse of a
slope due to
the
earthquake of
January 23rd,
1838.
Natural Beauties

13. Natural Beauties
The Bears’ Cave was the first cave in Romania arranged according to
modern tourism standards. The cave shelters beautiful structures.
What makes it famous is actually the remarkable paleonthological
deposit – the bones of Ursus Spealeus.

14. Natural Beauties
With a six-kilometre
length, the Bicaz Canyon
is the most spectacular
canyon in Romania,
passing from Moldavia to
Transylvania. This canyon
was formed by the Bicaz
River.

15. Natural Beauties
The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe,
after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.

16. Natural Beauties
Turda Salt Mine is a salt mine in northwest Romania. Salina Turda
was ranked among the “25 hidden gems around the world that are
worth the trek“ in 2013 by Business Insider.

17. Castles & Fortresses
The Bran Castle is
a national
monument and
landmark
in Romania.
The fortress is
situated on
the Transylvanian
side of the historical
border
with Wallachia. It is
commonly known
as Dracula's
Castle outside
Romania.

18. Castles & Fortresses
The most spectacular Gothic-style castle in Romania, the Corvin
Castle, was built by the Anjou family and is places in Hunedoara.

19. Castles & Fortresses
The Peleș Castle is
a Neo-
Renaissance castle i
n the Carpathian
Mountains, on an
existing medieval
route
linking Transylvania
and Wallachia, built
between 1873 and
1914. It was
constructed for King
Carol I.

20. Sighisoara still
stands as one of
Europe's most
beautiful and
best-preserved
medieval towns. It
was designated
as a World
Heritage Site by
UNESCO.
Sighisoara citadel
is the only
inhabited
medieval fortress
in Europe.
Medieval Towns

21. Medieval monasteries
The painted monasteries in Bucovina are part of the UNESCO
heritage. They are unique in the world through their architecture which
characterizes the golden age of Moldavia and their exterior paintings.

22. Cuisine
Romanian cuisine is a diverse blend of different dishes from several
traditions with which it has come into contact, but it also maintains its
own character. It has been mainly influenced by Turkish and a series
of European cuisines in particular from the Balkans, or Hungarian
cuisine as well as culinary elements stemming from the cuisines
of Central Europe

23. Cuisine
Sarmale –
minced meat cabbage rolls
Ciorbă de fasole cu afumătură –
Beans soup with smoked pork

24. Cuisine
Mici/mititei –
Small ones
Tochitură moldovenească –
Moldovan stew, with pork,
cheese, egg and polenta

25. Cuisine
Cozonac –
Sweet bread
Papanași –
Fried or boiled cheese
doughnuts

26. Traditional clothes-
Bucovina region

27. It’s time for a
competition!
Good luck!
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/640701cca074c3001d77b5b1?source=quiz_share
“What do you know about my
country?”

28. Traditional dances
Bucovina region
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH315pubuUg&t=4
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29. Let’s dance Brașoveanca!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhcfueLcoG8