Historical regions of Romania

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Historical regions in interwar Romania (1918-1940)

Romanian-administrated territories during World War II

Historically, Romania was divided into the following regions:

• Transylvania and Partium
  • Transylvania proper
  • Eastern Banat
  • Crişana (part of the historical Partium region)
  • Southern Maramureş (part of the historical Partium region)
• Moldavia
  • Moldavia proper
  • Southern Bukovina
• Wallachia
  • Muntenia (Greater Wallachia)
  • Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia)
• Northern Dobrogea

[edit] See also

• Development regions of Romania — divisions used currently and which are not based on the borders of historical regions
• Counties of Romania
• Unification of Romania with Moldova

v • d • e Historical regions in Romania Banat (1918-)a • Dobruja (Northern Dobruja (1878-)• Southern Dobruja (1913-40)) • Moldavia (1866-) (Bessarabia (1918-40)b• Bukovinac • Hertza (1866-1940) • Transylvania (1918-)ad (Crişana • Maramureş) • Wallachia (1866-) (Muntenia • Oltenia) aDe jure since 1920.     bCahul, Ismail and Bolgrad in Romania, 1866-78.     cSouthern Bukovina in Romania 1918-; Northern Bukovina, 1918-40;     dNorthern Transylvania in Hungary, 1940-44.