Muntenia

Part of a series on the
History of Romania
Prehistory[show]
Antiquity[show]
Middle Ages (Early)[show]
Early Modern Times[show]
National Awakening[show]
Kingdom of Romania[show]
Socialist Republic of Romania[show]
Post-Revolution[show]
By topic[show]
By historical region[show]
Commons Centuries in Romania
Romania portal
v t e

Map of Romania with Muntenia highlighted and counties comprising

Muntenia (Romanian pronunciation: [munˈteni.a], also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper (Muntenia, Țara Românească, and the seldom used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian). It is situated between the Danube (south and east), the Carpathian Mountains (the Transylvanian Alps branch) and Moldavia (both north), and the Olt River to the west.^{[need quotation to verify]} The latter river is the border between Muntenia and Oltenia (or Lesser Wallachia). Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the rivers Milcov and Siret.

Geography[edit]

Constantin Lecca: “Moldavians and Muntenians become brothers”

Muntenia includes București – Ilfov, Sud – Muntenia, and part of the Sud-Est development regions. It consists of ten counties entirely:

• Brăila
• Buzău
• Călărași
• Argeș
• Dâmbovița
• Giurgiu
• Ialomița
• Ilfov
• Prahova

And parts of four others:

• Teleorman (the entire county with the exception of Islaz)
• Vrancea (southern part)
• Vâlcea (eastern part)
• Olt (eastern part)

Romania’s capital city, Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia. Other important cities are:

• Brăila
• Buzău
• Pitești
• Ploiești
• Târgoviște