MUNTENIA

'Muntenia' ''(or Greater Wallachia)'' is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper (''Muntenia'', ''Ţara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Romanian). It is situated between the Danube (south and east), the Carpathian Mountains (the Transylvanian Alps branch) and Moldavia (both north), and the Olt River to the west. The latter river is the border between Muntenia and Oltenia (or ''Lesser Wallachia''). Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the rivers Milcov and Siret.

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Geography

Geography

Muntenia includes completely the 10 counties:

★ Argeş

★ Brăila

★ Buzău

★ Călăraşi

★ Dâmboviţa

★ Giurgiu

★ Ialomiţa

★ Ilfov

★ Prahova

★ Teleorman
and parts of the counties:

★ Vrancea (southern part)

★ Vâlcea (eastern part)

★ Olt (eastern part)
Romania's capital city, Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia. Other important cities are:

★ Brăila

★ Buzău

★ Piteşti

★ Ploieşti

★ Târgovişte