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[[Image:Romania counties.png|center|700px|The Counties of Romania]] This map can assist is finding which historical area your ancestor is from. The blue is Wallachia, The green is Transylvania, including the areas Crisana and Maramures. The Banat is also included in Transylvania and comprises the counties of Timis and Caras-Severin in the southwest of Transylvania. The red is Moldavia, including southern Bukovina in Suceava county. The yellow is Dobrogea. The current Republic of Moldova is also shown; historically, it was part of Moldavia. There follows some historical maps tracing the development of modern Romania: [[Image:Romania 1600.png|center|Romania in 1600 at the time of Mihai Viteazu]] The above map shows the Romanian principalities when they were united under Mihail Viteazu in 1600. Two centuries later, the principalities are still surviving, surrounded in a sea of empires, who still desire the Romanian lands. The biggest change is that the Russian empire has replaced the Polish one to the east. As of 1794, Poland no longer exists, itself being the victim of surrounding empires. Around 1800, here is how Romania looked: | [[Image:Romania counties.png|center|700px|The Counties of Romania]] This map can assist is finding which historical area your ancestor is from. The blue is Wallachia, The green is Transylvania, including the areas Crisana and Maramures. The Banat is also included in Transylvania and comprises the counties of Timis and Caras-Severin in the southwest of Transylvania. The red is Moldavia, including southern Bukovina in Suceava county. The yellow is Dobrogea. The current Republic of Moldova is also shown; historically, it was part of Moldavia. There follows some historical maps tracing the development of modern Romania: [[Image:Romania 1600.png|center|Romania in 1600 at the time of Mihai Viteazu]] The above map shows the Romanian principalities when they were united under Mihail Viteazu in 1600. Two centuries later, the principalities are still surviving, surrounded in a sea of empires, who still desire the Romanian lands. The biggest change is that the Russian empire has replaced the Polish one to the east. As of 1794, Poland no longer exists, itself being the victim of surrounding empires. Around 1800, here is how Romania looked: | ||