ROMANIA

Location in Europe: Southeastern part of Central Europe

Form of State: Parliamentary Republic

Currencies: Leu (RON) Flag of Romania: Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue.

The Romanian People

Foreign visitors consider Romanians friendly and very hospitable people.
Romanians are by nature fun loving, warm, playful, with an innate sense of humor.

Bran Castle & Dracula

Vlad Dracula the Impaler Hero and Vampire

Dracula
- born in Transylvania in 1431 who died 46 years later; - since his enemies were vicious, cruel soldiers, he developed a habit of impaling them; this must have inspired Bram Stoker when he wrote Dracula in 1897.

Vlads habit of impaling his enemies

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NADIA COMANECI
the best gymnast ever

GHEORGHE HAGI
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The best Romanian football player

Lucian Bute
one of the most prominent boxers

Ilie Nstase
first number 1 of the ATP

Did you know ?

Our country was called DACIA and our ancestors were fearless and immortal Dacians, whose mysterious statues are all over in nowadays Rome, Italy?

Our national car is:

Did you know?

At 238,400 square kilometers, Romania is the 9th largest country of the EU by area, and has the 7th largest population of the EU with over 19 million people.

Did you know ?

Its capital and largest city is th largest city Bucharest, the 10 in the EU, with a population of around two million.

Bucharest

Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

Communists in Romania
- severe food rationing, - power cuts, fuel shortages, - visitors and travel restricted, - state controlled censorship of the media (2 hours a day for TV programs)

Famous Romanian People

Nicolae Grigorescu Painter

Famous Romanian People

George Enescu Musician

Famous Romanian People

Mihai Eminescu Poet

Famous Romanian People

Constantin Brncui

Castles & Fortresses Many castles and fortresses in Romania feature unique architectural elements and styles that reflect local traditions, customs and purpose.

Pele Castle
- its 160 rooms are adorned with the finest examples of European art, Murano crystal chandeliers, German stained-glass windows, walls covered with Cordoba leather, Meissen and Sevres porcelains, ebony and ivory sculptures.

Corvineti Castle
- built in the 14th century on the site of a former Roman camp. It served as a fortress an later as the residence of Transylvania's rulers.

The Royal Palace, Bucharest The former official royal residence. Built in the Neoclassic style, between 1927-37; home to Romania's National Museum of Art. Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest

The residence of Romania's President

Ciucea

Putna

Clnic

Deva

Suceava
Poenari

Castles & Fortresses

Cri Neam Boian

Painted Monasteries

Many most picturesque treasures of Romania - painted churches located in Bucovina - are protected by UNESCO as part of humankind's world heritage.

Putna

Vorone

Sucevia

The Monasteries in Moldavia

Humor

Moldovia

Arbore

The Beauties of Romania

The Carpathian Mountains traverse the centre of the country bordered on both sides by foothills and finally the great plains of the outer rim.

Danube River ends its eightcountry journey through eight European countries at the Black Sea by forming one of the biggest and most interesting wetlands in the world, the Danube Delta.

THE SPHINX
BUCEGI MOUNTAINS

SARMISEGETUSA SACTUARIES

Vlul Miresei waterfall

VALUL MIRESEI
WATERFALL

Pietrosu Mare-Rodna Mountains

Chalets on Blea Lake

Chilia branch- Danube Delta

DANUBE DELTA

Cluj Napoca

Constana

Timioara Braov

Iai Sibiu

Timioara

Braov

Braov Cluj Napoca Constana Sibiu Timioara Constana Iai

Sibiu

Cluj Napoca

Sighioara Clock Tower

Romanian Traditions
Traditions are well preserved in the villages of Romania. Romanians celebrate their ancient heritage, changing seasons, religious holidays and life-cycle events, such as birth, marriage and death.

Romanian Traditions & Folklore

The Round Dance

nvrtita

Bru

Cluarii

Traditional dancers & peasants at work

Traditional Romanian Houses

Traditional Costumes
Transilvania Area

Ceramics Pots and Plates

Traditional Romanian Food - Christmas

Home made sausages
Black Pudding (Caltaboi) Meat Jelly

Cozonac

Sarmale

Traditional Romanian Food

Mititei (The "Wee Ones" - small skinless grilled sausages) Ciorb de perioare (meatball soup)

Tochitur (meat stew seasoned with onions and/ or spices

Papanai (cottage cheese donuts, topped with sour cream and fruit preserve

Artistic Sewing and Weaving

Icons
Icons painted on glass

Icons painted in oil

Icons painted on wood

Romanian Customs - Christmas

Caroling

Romanian Customs - Easter Decorative Motifs for Easter Eggs

The Lost Path
The Cross

The Star

Decorated Eggs

Srbi Josani
wooden churchessymbols of the Orthodox faith

Barsana Monastery

The Romanian Educational System

Since 1989 the Romanian educational system whish is tuition-free, has been through several reforms- each interesting in its own way, but it has also been regulated and enforced at every step - by the Ministry of Education and Research.

School
Most children start school at the age of seven. Most elementary schools are public. It is compulsory in Romania to go to school until the 10th grade (when pupils are 16 or 17) but most pupils graduate the 12th grade and they take the baccalaureate exam.

Types of High schools

1. National College the most prestigious 2. Military College 3. Economic College or Technical College 4. Liceu (Standard High school) 5. Grup colar A group of two schools a high school (usually offering academic programmes in the field of technical or services education) and a Craft and Trade School.

Academic Programs
Theoretical program - Science ("mathematics and computer programming" or "earth studies"); - Humanities ("social studies" or "languages") Technical programs Vocational programs Services and Economics programs

The Town I Come from

Orthodox Cathedral

Fagaras
Romanian pronunciation: [fra]

It is an old Romanian town, right in the centre of the country, in Transylvania.

It has a population of about 28,000

FAGARAS FORTRESS
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The School I Represent

- the oldest institution of secondary education in the old town of Fagaras, founded in 1869;
- between 1919-1940 this school was considered as an elite high school. In those days there were only 25 such schools in the whole country

RADU NEGRU SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THE 19TH CENTURY

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The National College Radu Negru Today

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A Center of Cultural Life

Over the decades, the National College Radu Negru has been an important cultural factor in the town of Fagaras.
Radu Negru has always been appreciated for its outcomes.