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Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova) was a Mediaeval principality in Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians and Dnister river. An initially independent and later autonomous state, it existed from the 14th century to 1859, when it united with Wallachia as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, the state included the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak) and all of Bukovina. The western part of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern part belongs to the independent state of Moldova, while the northern and south-eastern parts are territories of Ukraine.
Historically, Moldavia extended between the Carpathian Mountains (the historical border with Transylvania) and the Dniester River; the Prut River flowed approximately through its middle from north to south. Lands in Pokuttya and other portions outside of the Carpathians-Dniester area (such as Cetatea de Baltă and Ciceu, both in Transylvania) were at times politically connected with the Moldavian state, but were never considered part of its territory. Romania controls 43% of the former state's territory, and this part is now 19.5% of Romania's territory.
The relief of the region is mostly hilly, with a range of mountains in the west, and some plain areas in the south-east. Moldavia's most high altitude was Ineu peak (2279m), also the westernmost point of the principality.
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Bessarabia (Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian, Besarabya in Turkish) is a historical term for the geographic entity in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the East and the Prut River on the West. This was the name by which Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia ceded by the Ottoman Empire to Russia in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812. The remaining Moldavia united with Wallachia in 1859 in what would become the Kingdom of Romania. In 1918, slightly before at the end of World War I, Bessarabia declared its independence from Russia and after three months united with the Kingdom of Romania. After the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940 at the beginning of World War II (see Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), and (after changing hands in 1941) again in 1944, Bessarabia was annexed to the USSR, where its core part was reorganised as the Moldavian SSR, to which parts of the previous Moldavian ASSR were added. At the same time, some smaller parts of Bessarabia, in the south (Budjak) and north (northern half of the Hotin County), were transferred to the Ukrainian SSR. In 1991, the Moldavian SSR was renamed the Republic of Moldova, and on 27 August the latter declared independence from the USSR.
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Some Screens:
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http://www.molddata.md/Cultura/biser/imag/capriana22.jpg
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http://digitalmedia.worldbank.org/tenthings/eca/images/mold-photo-6.jpg
http://hutzul.googlepages.com/Moldova2003.jpg/Moldova2003-full.jpg
http://www.upload.moldova.org/moldova/places/orhei1.jpg
http://www.logisticsmoldova.com/about/gallery/img/ph6b.jpg
http://www.turism.md/content/img/TopHeritageSights/tipova.jpg
http://www.tourism.md/content/img/TopHeritageSights/soroca2.jpg
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova) was a Mediaeval principality in Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians and Dnister river. An initially independent and later autonomous state, it existed from the 14th century to 1859, when it united with Wallachia as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, the state included the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak) and all of Bukovina. The western part of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern part belongs to the independent state of Moldova, while the northern and south-eastern parts are territories of Ukraine.
Historically, Moldavia extended between the Carpathian Mountains (the historical border with Transylvania) and the Dniester River; the Prut River flowed approximately through its middle from north to south. Lands in Pokuttya and other portions outside of the Carpathians-Dniester area (such as Cetatea de Baltă and Ciceu, both in Transylvania) were at times politically connected with the Moldavian state, but were never considered part of its territory. Romania controls 43% of the former state's territory, and this part is now 19.5% of Romania's territory.
The relief of the region is mostly hilly, with a range of mountains in the west, and some plain areas in the south-east. Moldavia's most high altitude was Ineu peak (2279m), also the westernmost point of the principality.
[/url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tara_Moldovei_map.png
Bessarabia (Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian, Besarabya in Turkish) is a historical term for the geographic entity in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the East and the Prut River on the West. This was the name by which Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia ceded by the Ottoman Empire to Russia in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812. The remaining Moldavia united with Wallachia in 1859 in what would become the Kingdom of Romania. In 1918, slightly before at the end of World War I, Bessarabia declared its independence from Russia and after three months united with the Kingdom of Romania. After the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940 at the beginning of World War II (see Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), and (after changing hands in 1941) again in 1944, Bessarabia was annexed to the USSR, where its core part was reorganised as the Moldavian SSR, to which parts of the previous Moldavian ASSR were added. At the same time, some smaller parts of Bessarabia, in the south (Budjak) and north (northern half of the Hotin County), were transferred to the Ukrainian SSR. In 1991, the Moldavian SSR was renamed the Republic of Moldova, and on 27 August the latter declared independence from the USSR.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bessarabia.png
Some Screens:
http://images.nationmaster.com/images/motw/commonwealth/moldova_rel93.jpg
http://harta.infoturism.ro/Europa/MOLDOVA/harta/harta_politica_Moldova.gif
http://www.molddata.md/Cultura/biser/imag/capriana22.jpg
http://orhei.dnt.md/img/photo/001.jpg
http://digitalmedia.worldbank.org/tenthings/eca/images/mold-photo-6.jpg
http://hutzul.googlepages.com/Moldova2003.jpg/Moldova2003-full.jpg
http://www.upload.moldova.org/moldova/places/orhei1.jpg
http://www.logisticsmoldova.com/about/gallery/img/ph6b.jpg
http://www.turism.md/content/img/TopHeritageSights/tipova.jpg
http://www.tourism.md/content/img/TopHeritageSights/soroca2.jpg