Greater Wallachia historical region

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Greater Wallachia is a historical region of Romania, traditionally encompassing the southern part of the country between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Romania
associatedWithMountainRange Southern Carpathians
associatedWithRiver Danube River
linked to: Danube
borderedBy Bulgaria
Dobruja
Moldavia
Serbia
Transylvania
boundedBy Carpathian Mountains
Danube River
linked to: Danube
capitalHistorically Bucharest
Târgoviște
country Romania
ethnicMajority Romanians
formedPartOf Kingdom of Romania
United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia
governedAs Principality of Wallachia
linked to: Wallachia
hasCity Bucharest
Craiova
Călărași
Giurgiu
Pitești
Ploiești
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Slatina
Târgoviște
hasSubregion Muntenia
Oltenia
historicalEconomy agriculture
pastoralism
trade along the Danube
historicalName Wallachia
Țara Românească
linked to: Wallachia
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
languageHistoricallySpoken Romanian
locatedIn Romania
Southern Romania
modernAdministrativeOverlap Bucharest-Ilfov development region
Muntenia development region
Oltenia development region
partOf Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans

Historical regions of Romania
religionHistoricallyDominant Eastern Orthodoxy

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Ploiești partOf Greater Wallachia historical region
Oltenița historicalRegion Lesser Wallachia (Oltenia and Muntenia area influence)
linked to: Greater Wallachia historical region
Piatra-Olt locatedInCountryRegion historical region of Wallachia
linked to: Greater Wallachia historical region