Oltenia, the Glossary
Oltenia (also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names Wallachia Minor, Wallachia Alutana, Wallachia Caesarea between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia.[1]
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119 relations: Agerpres, Apollodorus of Damascus, Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718), Baia de Aramă, Balș, Ban (title), Banat, Banat of Craiova, Banate of Severin, Battle of Mohács, Băbeni, Băile Govora, Băile Olănești, Băilești, Bălcești, Bechet, Berbești, Boyar, Brezoi, Bucharest, Bukovina, Bulgarian lands across the Danube, Bumbești-Jiu, Calafat, Caracal, Romania, Călimănești, Centralized government, Coat of arms of Romania, Conservatism, Constantin C. Giurescu, Constantine Mavrocordatos, Corabia, Counties of Romania, Craiovești, Dacians, Danube, Danubian Principalities, Dăbuleni, Dolj County, Drăgășani, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Eastern European Summer Time, Eastern European Time, Enlightened absolutism, Țicleni, Fener, Filiași, First Bulgarian Empire, Germanic peoples, Gorj County, ... Expand index (69 more) »
- Historical regions in Romania
- Wallachia
Agerpres
AGERPRES is the national news agency of Romania.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus (Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός) was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD.
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Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
The Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) was fought between Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire.
See Oltenia and Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
Baia de Aramă
Baia de Aramă is a small Romanian town located in Mehedinți County, in the historical region of Oltenia, with a population of 4,478 as of 2021.
Balș
Balș is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.
See Oltenia and Balș
Ban (title)
Ban was the title of local rulers or officeholders, similar to viceroy, used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 20th centuries.
Banat
Banat (Bánság; Banat) is a geographical and historical region located in the Pannonian Basin that straddles Central and Eastern Europe. Oltenia and Banat are historical regions in Romania.
Banat of Craiova
The Banat of Craiova or Banat of Krajowa (Banat von Krajowa; Banatul Craiovei), also known as Cisalutanian Wallachian Principality (Principatus Valachiae Cisalutanae) and Imperial Wallachia (German: Kaiserliche Walachei; Latin: Caesarea Wallachia; Romanian: Chesariceasca Valahie), was a Romanian-inhabited province of the Habsburg monarchy.
See Oltenia and Banat of Craiova
Banate of Severin
The Banate of Severin or Banate of Szörény (Szörényi bánság; Banatul Severinului; Banatus Zewrinensis; Северинско банство, Severinsko banstvo; Северинска бановина, Severinska banovina) was a Hungarian political, military and administrative unit with a special role in the initially anti-Bulgarian, latterly anti-Ottoman defensive system of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.
See Oltenia and Banate of Severin
Battle of Mohács
The Battle of Mohács (mohácsi csata, Mohaç Muharebesi or Mohaç Savaşı) was fought on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary, between the forces of the Kingdom of Hungary and its allies, led by Louis II, and those of the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent.
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Băbeni
Băbeni is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Băile Govora
Băile Govora (or just Govora) is a Romanian spa town in Vâlcea County, about south-west of Râmnicu Vâlcea and west of the Olt River, in the historical region of Oltenia.
Băile Olănești
Băile Olănești is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania.
See Oltenia and Băile Olănești
Băilești
Băilești is a city in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, with a population of 15,928 in 2021.
Bălcești
Bălcești is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Bechet
Bechet is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo.
Berbești
Berbești is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania, about south-west from the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea, in the historical region of Oltenia.
Boyar
A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Bulgaria, Kievan Rus' (and later Russia), Moldavia and Wallachia (and later Romania), Lithuania and among Baltic Germans.
Brezoi
Brezoi is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Bucharest
Bucharest (București) is the capital and largest city of Romania.
Bukovina
BukovinaBukowina or Buchenland; Bukovina; Bukowina; Bucovina; Bukovyna; see also other languages. Oltenia and Bukovina are historical regions in Romania.
Bulgarian lands across the Danube
In Bulgarian historiography, the Bulgarian lands across the Danube, also called Transdanubian Bulgaria (Отвъддунавска България), refer to territories under the control of the Bulgarian Empire north of the Danube.
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Bumbești-Jiu
Bumbești-Jiu is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Jiu.
Calafat
Calafat is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia.
Caracal, Romania
Caracal is a city in Olt County, Romania, situated in the historic region of Oltenia, on the plains between the lower reaches of the Jiu and Olt rivers.
See Oltenia and Caracal, Romania
Călimănești
Călimănești, often known as Călimănești-Căciulata, is a town in Vâlcea County, southern Romania.
Centralized government
A centralized government (also united government) is one in which both executive and legislative power is concentrated centrally at the higher level as opposed to it being more distributed at various lower level governments.
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Coat of arms of Romania
The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania.
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Conservatism
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.
Constantin C. Giurescu
Constantin C. Giurescu (26 October 1901 – 13 November 1977) was a Romanian historian, member of the Romanian Academy, and professor at the University of Bucharest.
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Constantine Mavrocordatos
Constantine Mavrocordatos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μαυροκορδάτος, Romanian: Constantin Mavrocordat; February 27, 1711November 23, 1769) was a Greek noble who served as Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia at several intervals between 1730 and 1769.
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Corabia
Corabia is a small Danube port located in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania, which used to be part of the now-dissolved Romanați County before World War II.
Counties of Romania
A total of 41 counties (județe), along with the municipality of Bucharest, constitute the official administrative divisions of Romania.
See Oltenia and Counties of Romania
Craiovești
The House of Craiovești, later House of Brâncovenești, was a boyar family in Wallachia who gave the country several of its Princes and held the title of Ban of Oltenia (whether of Strehaia or Craiova) for ca.
Dacians
The Dacians (Daci; loc Δάοι, Δάκαι) were the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea.
Danube
The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.
Danubian Principalities
The Danubian Principalities (Principatele Dunărene, translit) was a conventional name given to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th century.
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Dăbuleni
Dăbuleni is a town of Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Dolj County
Dolj County (originally meant Dol(no)-Jiu, "lower Jiu", as opposed to Gorj (upper Jiu)) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova.
Drăgășani
Drăgășani is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin, colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates.
See Oltenia and Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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Enlightened absolutism
Enlightened absolutism, also called enlightened despotism, refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and early 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhance their power.
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Țicleni
Țicleni is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Fener
Fener (Greek: Φανάρι, Phanári; in English also: Phanar) is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey.
Filiași
Filiași is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Jiu.
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire (blŭgarĭsko tsěsarǐstvije; Първо българско царство) was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh, moved south to the northeastern Balkans.
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Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples were tribal groups who once occupied Northwestern and Central Europe and Scandinavia during antiquity and into the early Middle Ages.
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Gorj County
Gorj County is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu.
Goths
The Goths (translit; Gothi, Gótthoi) were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.
Great Banship of Craiova
The Great Banate of Craiova or Banship of Craiova was in the Middle Ages one of the most important political institutions of Wallachia.
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Gules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red.
Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg.
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Hadrian
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.
Historical regions of Romania
The historical regions of Romania are located in Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe. Oltenia and historical regions of Romania are historical regions in Romania.
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Horezu
Horezu is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania, about 43 km from Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Huns
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries AD.
See Oltenia and Huns
Islaz
Islaz is a commune in southern Romania, located in the southwestern Teleorman County, west of Turnu Măgurele.
Kaymakam
Kaymakam, also known by many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas.
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Lion (heraldry)
The lion is a common charge in heraldry.
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List of princes of Wallachia
This is a list of princes of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube until the union with Moldavia in 1859, which led to the creation of Romania.
See Oltenia and List of princes of Wallachia
Litovoi
Litovoi, also Litvoy, was a Vlach/Romanian voivode in the 13th century whose territory comprised northern Oltenia in today's Romania.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (English:; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.
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Mehedinți County
Mehedinți County is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria.
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Michael the Brave
Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul or Mihai Bravu; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600).
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Motru
Motru is a city in Romania, Gorj County.
Muntenia
Muntenia (also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as Muntenia, Țara Românească, and the seldom used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian). Oltenia and Muntenia are historical regions in Romania and Wallachia.
Neagu Djuvara
Neagu Bunea Djuvara (18 August 1916 – 25 January 2018) was a Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.
Novaci, Romania
Novaci is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, situated at the foothills of the Parâng Mountains, on the river Gilort.
See Oltenia and Novaci, Romania
Ocnele Mari
Ocnele Mari is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania.
Olt (river)
The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; Alt; Aluta or Alutus, Oltu, Ἄλυτος Alytos) is a river in Romania.
Olt County
Olt County is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt river).
Olt Defile
The Olt Defile is a defile that has been cut into the Transyvanian Alps in south-central Romania by the river Olt.
Oltenia Day
Oltenia Day (Ziua Olteniei) is a public holiday of Romania celebrated every 21 March that commemorates the entry into Bucharest on 21 March 1821 of the Romanian revolutionary Tudor Vladimirescu, who started the Wallachian uprising of 1821 in Oltenia, where he was born.
Or (heraldry)
In heraldry, or (/ɔːʁ/; French for "gold") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals".
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Padeș
Padeș is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Pandur
The Pandurs were any of several light infantry military units beginning with Trenck's Pandurs, used by the Kingdom of Hungary from 1741, fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Silesian Wars.
Phanariots
Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots (Φαναριώτες, Fanarioți, Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar (Φανάρι, modern Fener), the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is located, who traditionally occupied four important positions in the Ottoman Empire: Voivode of Moldavia, Voivode of Wallachia, Grand Dragoman of the Porte and Grand Dragoman of the Fleet.
Piatra-Olt
Piatra-Olt is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania.
Privilege (law)
A privilege is a certain entitlement to immunity granted by the state or another authority to a restricted group, either by birth or on a conditional basis.
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Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea (formerly Râmnic) is a city in Romania.
See Oltenia and Râmnicu Vâlcea
Roman Dacia
Roman Dacia (also known as; or Dacia Felix) was a province of the Roman Empire from 106 to 271–275 AD.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
Roman legion
The Roman legion (legiō), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries.
Romanați County
Romanați County was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania, in southeastern part of the historical region of Oltenia.
See Oltenia and Romanați County
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.
Romula
Romula or Malva was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, later the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania.
Rovinari
Rovinari is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)
The Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was caused by the Ottoman Empire's war with Persia and the continuing raids by the Crimean Tatars.
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Segarcea
Segarcea is a small town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Slatina, Romania
Slatina (Слатина) is the capital city of Olt County, Romania, on the river Olt.
See Oltenia and Slatina, Romania
Southern Carpathians
The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; Carpații Meridionali; Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania.
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Strehaia
Strehaia is a town in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania.
Sud-Vest (development region)
Sud-Vest Oltenia (English South-West Oltenia) is a development region in Romania.
See Oltenia and Sud-Vest (development region)
Suzerainty
Suzerainty includes the rights and obligations of a person, state, or other polity which controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state but allows the tributary state internal autonomy.
Taifals
The Taifals or Tayfals (Taifali, Taifalae or Theifali; Taïfales) were a people group of Germanic or Sarmatian origin, first documented north of the lower Danube in the mid third century AD.
Târgu Cărbunești
Târgu Cărbunești is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 7,616 (as of 2021).
See Oltenia and Târgu Cărbunești
Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu (Hungarian: Zsilvásárhely) is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania.
Teleorman County
Teleorman County is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria.
See Oltenia and Teleorman County
Tismana
Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Trajan
Trajan (born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, adopted name Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 53) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.
Trajan's Bridge
Trajan's Bridge (Podul lui Traian; translit), also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch bridge, the first bridge to be built over the lower Danube and considered one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture.
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Trajan's Dacian Wars
Trajan's Dacian Wars (101–102, 105–106) were two military campaigns fought between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule.
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Transylvania
Transylvania (Transilvania or Ardeal; Erdély; Siebenbürgen or Transsilvanien, historically Überwald, also Siweberjen in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. Oltenia and Transylvania are historical regions in Romania.
Treaty of Passarowitz
The Treaty of Passarowitz, or Treaty of Požarevac, was the peace treaty signed in Požarevac (Пожаревац, Passarowitz), a town that was in the Ottoman Empire but is now in Serbia, on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman Empire and Austria of the Habsburg monarchy and the Republic of Venice.
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Tribute
A tribute (from Latin tributum, "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect.
Tudor Vladimirescu
Tudor Vladimirescu (c. 1780 –) was a Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia.
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Turceni
Turceni is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt Vîlcea) is a county (județ) that lies in south-central Romania.
Vânju Mare
Vânju Mare is a small town located in Mehedinți County, Romania.
Veteran
A veteran is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in an occupation or field.
Voivode
Voivode, also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode, voivoda, vojvoda or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages.
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (lit,; Old Romanian: Țeara Rumânească, Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: Цѣра Рꙋмѫнѣскъ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia). Oltenia and Wallachia are historical regions in Romania.
Wallachian uprising of 1821
The uprising of 1821 was a social and political rebellion in Wallachia, which was at the time a tributary state of the Ottoman Empire.
See Oltenia and Wallachian uprising of 1821
See also
Historical regions in Romania
- Banat
- Budjak
- Bukovina
- Crișana
- Délvidék
- Dobruja
- Historical regions of Romania
- Maramureș
- Moesia
- Moldavia
- Muntenia
- Northern Dobruja
- Northern Transylvania
- Oltenia
- Romanian Old Kingdom
- Southern Transylvania
- Transylvania
- Wallachia
- Western Moldavia
- Țara Oașului
Wallachia
- *Walhaz
- Basarab VI
- History of Wallachia
- List of fortifications in Wallachia
- Muntenia
- Muscel County
- Oltenia
- Regulamentul Organic
- Second Bulgarian Empire
- Stephan Bergler
- Vlașca County
- Wallachia
- Wallachian Plain
- Wallachian dialect
- Wallachian military forces
- Șchei
- Ținutul Bucegi
- Ținutul Dunărea de Jos
- Ținutul Mării
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltenia
Also known as Ancient history of Oltenia, History of Oltenia, Ilaut, Lesser Walachia, Lesser Wallachia, Lower Wallachia, Modern history of Oltenia, Oltenia Region, Oltenia county, Oltenia in the Middle Ages, Walachia Minor, Wallachia Minor.
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