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To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
== Online Maps  ==
*[http://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Romania Links to Old maps online of Romania by oldmapsonline.org]
*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/romania/cities/ Cities of Romania by mapsofworld.com]
*[http://www.biega.com/romania.html Maps of Romania by biega.com]
*[https://www.discusmedia.com/maps/romania/ Romania Vintage Map by discusmedia.com]
*[http://mapy.mzk.cz/en/ostatni-sbirky-v-mzk/sbirka-starych-map/ A collection of antique maps issued before 1850 by Molls Map Collection]
*[https://mapire.eu/en/map/firstsurvey-transylvania/?layers=142&bbox=2613783.2914686976%2C5901301.073819879%2C2642810.2529599937%2C5910855.702355526 Großfürstentum Siebenbürgen (1769–1773) - First Military Survey]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Romania/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x40b1ff26958976c3:0x84ef4f92a804b194?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijt6WZ4b7tAhWCwVkKHd4ADPAQ8gEwAHoECAUQAQ Google Maps]
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/Case%2BMap/where/Romania?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&os=0&pgs=50&cic=RUMSEY%7E8%7E1 David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?all=true&fa=location:romania Library of Congress Maps Collection]
*[https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Romania%2C%20map&searchType=smart&_ga=2.107242240.34413787.1607356387-97647204.1606237645 Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
*[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/romania.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Romania%20map Archive.org]
*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvard&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=Romania Harvard University Scanned Maps]
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/17100/ UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
*[https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/search/google/Romania%20map University of California Berkeley Library]
==Historical Maps==
Historical maps tracing the development of modern Romania.
===Counties of Romania===
===Counties of Romania===
<center>'''Blue: Wallachia{{·}}Green: Transylvania{{·}}Red: Moldavia{{·}}Yellow: Dobrogea'''</center>
<center>'''Blue: Wallachia{{·}}Green: Transylvania{{·}}Red: Moldavia{{·}}Yellow: Dobrogea'''</center>
{|width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="top"
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|" width="25%" |This map can assist is finding which historical area your ancestor is from. Transylvania includes 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. Moldavia includes southern Bukovina in Suceava county. The current Republic of Moldova is also shown; historically, it was part of Moldavia. <br><br>
|align="center" border="0" colspan="2" width="75%"|
[[Image:Romania counties.png|center|550px|The Counties of Romania]]
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|}


[[Image:Romania counties.png|center|550px|The Counties of Romania]] This map can assist is finding which historical area your ancestor is from. Transylvania includes 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. Moldavia includes southern Bukovina in Suceava county. The current Republic of Moldova is also shown; historically, it was part of Moldavia. <br><br>
===Historical Maps===


Here are some historical maps tracing the development of modern Romania: <br><br>
===Romanian Principalities in 1600===
{|width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="top"
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|" width="25%" |This map shows the Romanian principalities when they were united under Mihail Viteazu in 1600. Two centuries later, the principalities were still surviving, surrounded in a sea of empires, who still desired the Romanian lands. The biggest change is that the Russian empire had replaced the Polish empire to the east. As of 1794, Poland no longer existed, itself being the victim of surrounding empires.<br>
|align="center" border="0" colspan="2" width="75%"|[[Image:Romania 1600 map.png|550px]]<br><br>
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|}


<blockquote>The map below shows the Romanian principalities when they were united under Mihail Viteazu in 1600. Two centuries later, the principalities were still surviving, surrounded in a sea of empires, who still desired the Romanian lands. The biggest change is that the Russian empire had replaced the Polish empire to the east. As of 1794, Poland no longer existed, itself being the victim of surrounding empires.</blockquote>
===Romania in 1800===
[[Image:Romania 1600 map.png|center|350px|Romania in 1600 at the time of Mihai Viteazu]]<br><br>
{|width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="top"
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|" width="25%" |
|align="center" border="0" colspan="2" width="75%"|[[Image:Rom1856-1859.png|Right|550px]]<br><br>
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|}
====Union of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1859====
{|width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="top"
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|" width="25%" |The map below shows the union of Wallachia and Moldavia, which occured in 1859. This is the first time the name "Romania" was used for the area. The united principalities were christened the Kingdom of Romania in 1878 by King Carol I, when Romania was recognized as an independent country by the Congress of Berlin. Dobrogea was added to the kingdom at that time.<br>
|align="center" border="0" colspan="2" width="75%"| [[Image:Romania 1859 map.png|center|550px|]]
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<center>The map below shows how Romania looked in 1800.</center><br>
[[Image:Rom1856-1859.png|center|350px|Romania 1800]]<br><br>


<blockquote>The map below shows the union of Wallachia and Moldavia, which occured in 1859. This is the first time the name "Romania" was used for the area. The united principalities were christened the Kingdom of Romania in 1878 by King Carol I, when Romania was recognized as an independent country by the Congress of Berlin. Dobrogea was added to the kingdom at that time.</blockquote>
[[Image:Romania 1859 map.png|center|350px|United Principalities 1859-1878.png]]<br><br>
<blockquote>The map below shows Romania at its greatest extent, between the two World Wars. There are a couple of errors in the map: the current Republic of Moldova does not include northern Bukovina or the area along the Black Sea. These were annexed to Ukraine in 1940, about the same time that southern Dobrogea was ceded to Bulgaria.</blockquote>
[[Image:Romania Modern Historical.jpg|center|350px|Romania 1918-1940]]  <br><br>
===Online Resources===
*[http://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Romania Links to Old maps online of Romania by oldmapsonline.org]
*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/romania/cities/ Cities of Romania by mapsofworld.com]
*[http://www.biega.com/romania.html Maps of Romania by biega.com]
*[https://www.discusmedia.com/maps/romania/ Romania Vintage Map by discusmedia.com]
*[http://mapy.mzk.cz/en/ostatni-sbirky-v-mzk/sbirka-starych-map/ A collection of antique maps issued before 1850 by Molls Map Collection]
*[https://mapire.eu/en/map/firstsurvey-transylvania/?layers=142&bbox=2613783.2914686976%2C5901301.073819879%2C2642810.2529599937%2C5910855.702355526 Großfürstentum Siebenbürgen (1769–1773) - First Military Survey]
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Revision as of 12:31, 25 April 2022

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To learn more about maps in general, go to the Maps Record Page.

Online Maps[edit | edit source]

Historical Maps[edit | edit source]

Historical maps tracing the development of modern Romania.

Counties of Romania[edit | edit source]

Blue: Wallachia · Green: Transylvania · Red: Moldavia · Yellow: Dobrogea
This map can assist is finding which historical area your ancestor is from. Transylvania includes 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. Moldavia includes southern Bukovina in Suceava county. The current Republic of Moldova is also shown; historically, it was part of Moldavia.

The Counties of Romania


Romanian Principalities in 1600[edit | edit source]

This map shows the Romanian principalities when they were united under Mihail Viteazu in 1600. Two centuries later, the principalities were still surviving, surrounded in a sea of empires, who still desired the Romanian lands. The biggest change is that the Russian empire had replaced the Polish empire to the east. As of 1794, Poland no longer existed, itself being the victim of surrounding empires.
 Romania 1600 map.png

Romania in 1800[edit | edit source]

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Union of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1859[edit | edit source]

The map below shows the union of Wallachia and Moldavia, which occured in 1859. This is the first time the name "Romania" was used for the area. The united principalities were christened the Kingdom of Romania in 1878 by King Carol I, when Romania was recognized as an independent country by the Congress of Berlin. Dobrogea was added to the kingdom at that time.
Romania 1859 map.png
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