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Romanian stamp depicting Dănilă Prepeleac "Dănilă Prepeleac" (Romanian pronunciation: [dəˈnilə prepeˈle̯ak]; occasionally translated as "Danilo the Pole", "Dănilă Haystack-Peg" or "Danillo Nonsuch") is an 1876 fantasy short story and fairy tale by Romanian author Ion Creangă, with a theme echoing influences from local folklore.
Caracostea was elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1938, [4] and presided over the forum's literary section for a time. [1] During the summer of 1940, he served as Minister of National Education in two successive cabinets: under Ion Gigurtu from July 4 to September 4, [5] and under Ion Antonescu from September 4 to 14, until the establishment of the National Legionary State. [6]
The Oltenian Sahara (Romanian: Sahara Olteniei) is a name given to an area in the Romanian region of Oltenia covering the territory between the city of Calafat and the town of Dăbuleni, spanning an area of about 80,000 hectares (200,000 acres), or 6% of Dolj County. [1] [2] In 2023, the desertified area has spread north to be within 20km of ...
Oltenia's main city and seat for a majority of the late Middle Ages is Craiova. The first medieval seat of Oltenia was Turnu Severin, anciently called Drobeta, in the Banate of Severin. That city is located near the site of Trajan's Bridge, built by Apollodorus of Damascus for Emperor Trajan in his conquest of the region.
Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains (Romanian: Cetăți dacice din Munții Orăștiei), in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest, and played an important role during the Roman–Dacian wars.
Map of the Olt County and its municipalities showing the parts at the east (part of Muntenia, in blue) and at the west (part of Oltenia, in red) of the Olt River Slatina Caracal Danube at Corabia. Olt County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns and 104 communes: Municipalities Caracal; Slatina - capital city; population: 87,608 (as of 2007)
Castra of Răcarii de Jos is an ancient Roman fort near the town of Răcari (formerly Răcarii de Jos), near Brădești, Dolj county, Romania. [4] The fort is on the left terrace of the River Jiu and about 70 m SW of the railway station.