
Map of Romania with Muntenia highlighted
'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.
Geography
Muntenia includes completely the 10
counties:
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ArgeÅŸ
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Brăila
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Buzău
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Călăraşi
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Dâmboviţa
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Giurgiu
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Ialomiţa
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Ilfov
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Prahova
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Teleorman
and parts of the counties:
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Vrancea (southern part)
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Vâlcea (eastern part)
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Olt (eastern part)
Romania's capital city,
Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia. Other important cities are:
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Brăila
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Buzău
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PiteÅŸti
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PloieÅŸti
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Târgovişte