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Rom â nia

Rom â nia. Gra ţiela Vişan 41 Kindergaren Ploieşti. Location of Romania (dark green): on the European continent. Prahova , Ploieşti. Prahova is a county of Romania , in the historical region Muntenia , with the capital city at Ploieşti .

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Rom â nia

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  1. România Graţiela Vişan 41 Kindergaren Ploieşti

  2. Location of Romania (dark green): on the European continent

  3. Prahova, Ploieşti

  4. Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical regionMuntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti. • In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean. Romanians - 97.74% • This county has a total area of 4,716 km². • The relief is split in approximately equal parts between the mountains, the hills and the plain. In the North side there are mountains from the southern end of the Eastern Carpathians - the Curved Carpathians group; and the Bucegi Mountains the Eastern end of the Southern Carpathians group. The two groups are separated by the Prahova River Valley. • The South side of the county is a plain, on the North West side of the Romanian Plain. • The main river is the river that names the county - the Prahova River. It flows from the mountains, through the Prahova Valley collecting many other rivers - the Doftana River, the Teleajen River and others. • The area contains the main oil reserves in Romania having a long tradition in extracting and refining the oil. The county is heavily industrialized, more than 115,000 people being involved in an industrial activity. It realizes over 8% of the country's industrial production. Some of the biggest international corporations like Coca-Cola, Unilever, Michelin, Timken and others have invested heavily in the recent years. • The predominant industries in the county are: • Oil industry - almost 50% of the county's industrial production. • Oil extracting equipment. • Chemical industry. • Rubber industry. • Mechanical components industry. • Food and beverages industry. • Textile industry.

  5. PLOIESTI - GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY • Ploieşti (Romanian pronunciation: plo-yesh-tee) is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia, Romania. The city is located 56 km (35 mi) north of Bucharest. • The town was established in 1596, during the reign of Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave). It rapidly flourished as a center for trade and handicraft manufacturing in the 17th and 18th centuries. The road connecting Ploieşti to Braşov was opened in 1864, and the railway arrived in 1882. Many schools and hospitals were built around this time. • In the mid-19th century, the Ploieşti region was one of the world's leading oil extraction and refinery sites. The city is also remembered as the site of the self-styled Republic of Ploieşti, a short-lived 1870 revolt against the Romanian monarchy.

  6. PLOIEŞTI • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0R3yMSFKXo&feature=related

  7. Flag

  8. Coat of arms of Romania

  9. Romanian folk-costumes.

  10. Anthem: Deşteaptă-te, române!

  11. The currency • The leu (Romanian pronunciation: [lew], plural lei[lej]; ISO 4217 code RON; numeric code 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban). The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu (ROL) to a new leu (RON). 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL. The currency of Moldova is also called the leu, but is independent of the Romanian leu. • Romania joined the European Union on 1 January 2007 and it is expected to adopt the euro in 2015.

  12. Religion • Romania is a secular state and has no state religion. However, an overwhelming majority of the country's citizens identify themselves as Christians. 86.7% of the country's population identified as Orthodox Christian

  13. Some pictures from Romania

  14. BRAN CASTLE (DRACULA)

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

  16. PELEŞ CASTLE

  17. Culture of Romania SculptorConstantin Brâncuşi, a central figure of the modern movement and a pioneer of abstraction Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889), Romania's national poet

  18. George Enescu, who made contemporary Romanian music world famous with his two Romanian Rhapsodies. was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist. He is considered one of the greatest Romanian playwrights and writers.

  19. Folklore • Music: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2srET-NBrVA&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzyoqDz04v4&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtfsaDuPIyY&feature=related • Dance: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KekxnbPCGHE

  20. Sarmisegetuza Regia

  21. Sarmisegetuza Regia was the capital and the most important military, religious and political center of the Dacians. Erected on top of a 1,200 meter high mountain, the fortress was the core of the strategic defensive system in the Orăştie Mountains (in present-day Romania), comprising six citadels. Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital of Dacia prior to the wars with the Roman Empire.

  22. Come to see my beautiful country !

  23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzEnNSxzJQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip_QZaBfXqM

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