[147][148] Romania seized Southern Dobruja from Bulgaria in the Second Balkan War in 1913. Click on alphabet for Romanian Baby Boy Names & Meaning. [116] The Orthodox Church was restored in Transylvania only after Orthodox monks stirred up revolts in 1744 and 1759. [30] Also, several local television stations exist, such as RTT, MIX TV and Nova TV. The city center is marked by the mayor's former office building (Casa Sfatului) and the surrounding square (piața), which includes one of the oldest buildings in Brașov, the Hirscher Haus. [152] After the October Revolution turned Russia from an ally into an enemy, Romania was forced to sign a harsh peace treaty with the Central Powers in May 1918,[153] but the collapse of Russia also enabled the union of Bessarabia with Romania. In autumn 1940, during the National Legionary State, the antisemitic Iron Guard nationalized all Jewish institutions and seized most shops owned by Jews. The metropolitan area is home to 382,896 residents.[6]. The post–1989 period is also characterised by the fact that most of the former industrial and economic enterprises which were built and operated during the Communist period were closed, mainly as a result of the policies of privatisation of the post–1989 regimes. [353] In 2014, 31.2% of births were to unmarried women. The name of Romania (România) comes from the Romanian Român, which is a derivative of the Latin adjective Romanus (Roman). [34] Some of them developed into "proto-cities",[34] which were larger than 320 hectares (800 acres). [9] Other linguists proposed various etymologies including an Old Slavic anthroponym Brasa. [39] Centuries later, Strabo associated the Getae with the Dacians who dominated the lands along the southern Carpathian Mountains in the 1st century BC. [219], After the end of the Cold War, Romania developed closer ties with Western Europe and the United States, eventually joining NATO in 2004, and hosting the 2008 summit in Bucharest. Because of its central location, the Brașov railway station is one of the busiest stations in Romania with trains to/from most destinations in the country served by rail. [399][400] Romanian-born Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, while Banat Swabian writer Herta Müller received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. Romania (/roʊˈmeɪniə/ (listen) ro-MAY-nee-ə; Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a] (listen)) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. [53] Scholars supporting the continuity theory are convinced that most Latin-speaking commoners stayed behind when the army and civil administration was withdrawn. In October 2011, Romanians made up 88.9% of the population. [296], Romania has attracted increasing amounts of foreign investment following the end of Communism, with the stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Romania rising to €83.8 billion in June 2019. Brașov (UK: /bræˈʃɒv/, US: /brɑːˈʃɔːv, -ɔːf/,[3][4][5] Romanian: [braˈʃov] (listen); Latin: Corona; German: Kronstadt; Transylvanian Saxon: Kruhnen; Hungarian: Brassó) is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. [200] A 2006 Commission estimated the number of direct victims of the Communist repression at two million people. [347], According to the 2011 census, Romania's population is 20,121,641. During the 17th century, as serfdom becomes a widespread institution, common people increasingly turns into bondsman. These would last until the 15th century. 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