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page 1Place names of Slavic origin in Romania

Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia.
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Bistrița
'''''' (; , archaic ; ; ) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of 78,877 inhabitants as of 2021 and administers six villages: (; ), (; ), (; ), (; ), (until 1950 ; ; ) and (; ). There is a project for the creation of a metropolitan area that will contain the municipality of Bistrița and 3 surrounding localities (Șieu-Măgheruș, Budacu de Jos, and Livezile), whose combined population would be over 91,600 inhabitants.

Târgoviște
Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled Tîrgoviște) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River.
Dolj County
county in Romania

Reșița
Reșița (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had a population of 58,393 in 2021. It administers six villages: Câlnic (Kölnök), Cuptoare (Kuptore), Doman (Domány), Moniom (Monyó), Secu (Székul; Sekul), and Țerova (Krassócser).
Ilfov County
county of Romania
Gorj County
county in Romania
Dâmbovița County
county of Romania
Ialomița County
county of Romania
Slatina
city in Olt County, Romania
Dâmbovița River
river in Romania

Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021.
Cernavodă
Cernavodă () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 15,088 as of 2021.
Ialomița River
river in Romania
Râșnov
Râșnov (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ruusenåå; Latin: Rosnovia) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021.

Covasna
thumb|260px|The statue of Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
Covasna (, , , ) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of . It is known for its natural mineral waters and mofettas.
Breaza
Breaza () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. The town center consists of at least two former villages, Podu Vadului and Breaza de Sus, which were later merged. Today, ten villages are administratively part of the town: Breaza de Jos, Breaza de Sus, Frăsinet, Gura Beliei, Irimești, Nistorești, Podu Corbului, Podu Vadului, Surdești, and Valea Târsei.
Predeal
Predeal (; ) is a town in Brașov County, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, Muntenia at an elevation of over . The town administers three villages: Pârâul Rece, Timișu de Jos, and Timișu de Sus. Predeal is twinned with Macugnaga, Italy.
Oravița
Oravița (; ; ; ; ) is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 9,346 in 2021. Its theater is a fully functional scaled down version of the old Burgtheater in Vienna.
Lipova
town in Arad County, Romania
Zlatna
Zlatna (; ; ) is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. The town administers eighteen villages: Botești (Golddorf; Botesbánya), Budeni (Higendorf), Dealu Roatei (Rotberg), Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneș (Wildendorf; Fenes), Galați (Galz; Ompolygalac), Izvoru Ampoiului (Gross-Ompeil; Nagyompoly), Pârău Gruiului (Gruybach), Pătrângeni (Peters; Ompolykövesd ), Pirita (Pfirth), Podu lui Paul (Pauls), Runc (Goldrücken), Ruși (Rusch), Suseni (Oberdorf), Trâmpoiele (Trempojel; Kénesd), Valea Mică (Kleinwasser), and Vâltori (Waldrücken; Vultur).
Topoloveni
Topoloveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crintești, Gorănești, and Țigănești. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.
Bucegi Mountains
mountain range

Ciacova
Ciacova (; ; ; ) is a town in Timiș County, Romania. It administers four villages: Cebza, Macedonia, Obad and Petroman. When it was declared a town in 2004, the villages of Gad and Ghilad, which it administered up to that point, were split off to form Ghilad commune.
Târnova
commune in Arad County, Romania
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Snagov
Snagov is a commune, located north of Bucharest, in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermănești, Snagov, Tâncăbești, and Vlădiceasca. Snagov is a tourist and spa resort, but the necessary infrastructure has regressed after 1989. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,331.

Carașova
Carașova (; ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania. It is known especially for its geographical placement and for the origin of its Croatian inhabitants, the Krashovani. The population of the commune numbered 3,110 people at the 2011 census.
Gârnic
Gârnic (; ; ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania. It is composed of two villages, Gârnic and Padina Matei (Mátévölgye).
Berzasca
Berzasca (, , Berzaska) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region of western Romania with a population of 3,123 people. It is composed of five villages: Berzasca, Bigăr, Cozla, Drencova and Liubcova. At the 2002 census, 70.5% of the commune's inhabitants were Romanians, 14.2% Czechs, 10.8% Serbs and 3.5% Roma. 82.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 15.6% Roman Catholic.
Bistra
commune in Maramureş County, Romania
Dobromir
commune in Constanța County, Romania
Bârzava
commune in Arad County, Romania

Rodna
Rodna (formerly Rodna Veche; ; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rodna and Valea Vinului (Radnaborberek).
Brestovăț
Brestovăț (, until 1892 Bresztovác; ; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County. It is composed of five villages: Brestovăț (commune seat), Coșarii, Hodoș, Lucareț and Teș.
== History ==
Brestovăț first appears in written history as Breztolcz in 1440; at that time, it belonged to the Șoimoș Fortress. It was destroyed during the Turkish occupation and resettled in 1718–1722. Turks called it Aga, an unofficial name that persisted for a while and was taken over by Hungarians and later by the Romanian administration.
Bucov
Bucov () is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, just east of Ploiești, the county seat. It is composed of five villages: Bighilin, Bucov, Chițorani, Pleașa, and Valea Orlei.

Svinița
Svinița (, , ) is a commune in Mehedinți County, Romania, located on the Danube (in the area of the Banat known as Clisura Dunării – Banatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of a single village, Svinița. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.
Jurilovca
Jurilovca (; Unirea from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Jurilovca, Vișina, and Sălcioara (Caramanchioi until 1934; Vintilă Brătianu from 1934 to 1947; 6 Martie from 1947 to 1996).
Iablanița
Iablanița () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania. It is composed of three villages: Globu Craiovei (Globukrajova, formerly Kiskirálymező), Iablanița, and Petnic (Petnek).
Ciudanovița
Ciudanovița () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 444 people. It is composed of two villages, Ciudanovița and Jitin (Dicsény).
Bolvașnița
Bolvașnița () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania, with a population of 1,286 people as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Bolvașnițan and Vârciorova (Varcsaró). It is situated in the historical region of Banat.
Bucoșnița
Bucoșnița () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania, with a population of 2,642 as of 2021. It is composed of four villages: Bucoșnița, Goleț (Galacs), Petroșnița (Petresfalva), and Vălișoara (Temesvölgye). It is situated in the historical region of Banat.
Lipnița
Lipnița () is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Pojejena
Pojejena (, ; Serbian: Пожежена or Požežena; ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania. The commune is located in the geographical area known as Clisura Dunării (Banatska Klisura in Serbian). It is composed of five villages: Belobreșca (Белобрешка; Fejérdomb), Divici (Дивић; Divécs), Pojejena, Radimna (Радимна; Rádonya), and Șușca (Шушка; Sisak). Since 2012, the International Pojejena Music Festival takes place there.
Bilbor
Bilbor (, Hungarian pronunciation :) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor and Răchitiș (Rakottyás).
Teregova
Teregova () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Western Romania with a population of 3,446 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Rusca (Ruszka) and Teregova. It is situated in the historical region of Banat.
Socol
Socol (, , ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania (in the Clisura Dunării area of Banat). It is composed of five villages: Baziaș (Базјаш, Báziás), Câmpia (Луговет, Néramező), Pârneaura (Прњавор), Socol, and Zlatița (Златица, Néraaranyos).
Criciova
Criciova (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cireșu, Cireșu Mic (depopulated), Criciova (commune seat) and Jdioara.
Dalboșeț
Dalboșeț () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 1,919 people. It is composed of seven villages: Bârz, Boina, Boinița, Dalboșeț, Prislop, Reșița Mică (Kisresica) and Șopotu Vechi (Ósopot).
Sichevița
thumb|right|220px|House in Sichevița where the poet Ion Pena lived between 1936 and 1941
Sichevița () is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 1,891 people as of 2021. It is composed of nineteen villages: Brestelnic, Camenița, Cârșie, Cracu Almăj, Crușovița, Curmătura, Frăsiniș, Gornea (Felsőlupkó), Liborajdea, Lucacevăț, Martinovăț, Ogașu Podului, Sichevița, Streneac, Valea Orevița, Valea Ravensca (Ravenszkavölgy), Valea Sicheviței, Zănou, and Zăsloane.
Ciorogârla
Ciorogârla is a commune in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ciorogârla and Dârvari. The Ciorogârla River flows through this location; its name, of Slavic origin, means "murky stream".
Râfov
Râfov is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Antofiloaia, Buchilași, Buda, Goga, Mălăiești, Moara Domnească, Palanca, Râfov, and Sicrita.
Moravița
Moravița (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dejan, Gaiu Mic, Moravița (commune seat) and Stamora Germană. Moravița is the site of a rail and road border crossing with Serbia.
Lipova
commune in Bacău County, Romania
Luncavița
commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Rasova
commune in Constanța County, Romania
Grădiștea
commune in Ilfov County, Romania
Glogova
commune in Gorj County, Romania
Glina
commune in Ilfov County, Romania
Luncavița
commune in Tulcea County, Romania
Rogova
Rogova is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Poroinița and Rogova.