Historical regions of Romania

Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldova united under Romanian self-rule in 1600

Historical regions part of Greater Romania (1918-1940)

At various times during its history, Romania extended over the following historical regions:

Transylvania (and Partium):

• Transylvania proper: today in Romania;
• Banat (part of the historical Partium region): today divided between Romania, Serbia and Hungary;
• Crişana (part of the historical Partium region): today divided between Romania and Hungary;
• Maramureş (part of the historical Partium region): today divided between Romania and Ukraine.

Moldavia:

• Moldavia proper: today in Romania, excepting the Hertza region, today in Ukraine;
• Bukovina: today divided between Romania and Ukraine;
• Bessarabia (including Budjak): today divided between Moldova and Ukraine.

Transnistria: today divided between Ukraine and Moldova.

Wallachia:

• Muntenia (Greater Wallachia): today in Romania;
• Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia): today in Romania;

Dobruja:

• Northern Dobrogea (including Snake Island): today in Romania (excepting some Danubian islands and the Snake Island which are located in Ukraine since 1947/1948);
• Southern Dobruja (Cadrilater): today Bulgaria.

During or after WWII Romania lost some of the above mentioned regions: Southern Dobruja (in 1940), Northern Bukovina and Hertza (in 1944), the Snake Island (in 1948) and Bessarabia (in 1944). Transnistria belonged only for a short time during World War II to Romania (from 1941 to 1944).

See also

• Development regions of Romania — divisions used currently and which are not based on the borders of historical regions;
• Counties of Romania;
• Unification of Romania with Moldova.

v • d • e Historical regions in Romania Banat (1918–)a • Dobruja (Northern Dobruja (1878–)• Southern Dobruja (1913–40) • Moldavia (1866–) (Bessarabia (1918–40; 1941–44)b • Bukovinac • Hertza (1866–1940; 1941–44)) • Transylvania (1918–)ad (Crişana • Maramureş) • Wallachia (1866-) (Muntenia • Oltenia) aDe jure since 1920.     bCahul, Ismail and Bolgrad in Romania, 1866–78.     cSouthern Bukovina in Romania 1918–; Northern Bukovina, 1918–40;     dNorthern Transylvania in Hungary, 1940–44.