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Except during World War I (1916–1918) when Iași was the capital of Romania, Bucharest has been the capital of modern Romania since its inception in 1862. Other localities in this category were capitals of earlier Romanian states, such as Wallachia and Moldavia.
Huși (Romanian pronunciation:, Yiddish/Hebrew: הוש /Hush, [3] [4] Hungarian: Huszváros, German: Hussburg) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Fălciu County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, and home of some of the best vineyards of Romania.
The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". [13]
Capital of the exiled government Governor-general Simon de Anda during the Seven Years' War. Moved back to Manila Manila: Spanish East Indies: Philippines: 1764 1901 Ceded to the United States via Treaty of Paris: Jolo: Sulu Sultanate: Philippines: c. 1450 1899 Annexed by the United States Chiang Mai: Lan Na: Thailand: 1259 1775 Annexed by ...
Capitals of former Romanian counties (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Capitals of Romanian counties" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Pages in category "Capitals of former Romanian counties" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
When modern Romania was formed in 1859 through the union of Wallachia and rump Moldavia, and then extended in 1918 through the union of Transylvania, as well as Bukovina and Bessarabia (parts of Moldavia temporarily acquired by respectively the Habsburgs, 1775–1918, and the Russian Tsars, 1812–1917), the administrative division was modernized using the French departments system as model.
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