Muntenia Muntenia

Muntenia - Definition and Overview

Map of Romania with Muntenia highlighted
Map of Romania with Muntenia highlighted

Muntenia or Greater Wallachia is a historical province of Romania. It is situated between the Danube (in the south and east), the Carpathian Mountains and Moldavia (in the north), and the Olt in the west. The latter river is the border between Muntenia and Oltenia, or Lesser Wallachia.

The capital of Romania, Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia.


Romanian historical regions:
Dobrogea : Cadrilater

Moldavia : Bessarabia | Bugeac | Bukovina

Transylvania : Banat | Crişana | Maramureş

Wallachia : Muntenia | Oltenia


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