Search
Search results
Displaying 21 - 30
Silistra
(Encyclopedia) SilistraSilistrasĭlĭˈsträ [key], town (1993 pop. 48,287), NE Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Products include textiles, furniture, foodstuffs, and bricks. The…Marie
(Encyclopedia) MarieMariemərēˈ [key], 1875–1938, queen of Romania, consort of Ferdinand. The daughter of Alfred, duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, she was the granddaughter of Czar…Drobeta-Turnu Severin
(Encyclopedia) Drobeta-Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin drōbēˈtĕ-t&oobreve;rˈn&oomacr; sĕvĕrēnˈ…Bucharest
(Encyclopedia) Bucharest Bucharest b&oomacr;ˈkərĕst, by&oomacr;ˈ– [key], Rom.…Cluj-Napoca
(Encyclopedia) Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca kl&oomacr;zh-näpō [key], Hung. Kolozsvár, Ger.…Mackensen, August von
(Encyclopedia) Mackensen, August vonMackensen, August vonouˈg&oobreve;st fən mäˈkənzən [key], 1849–1945, German field marshal. In World War I he defeated the Russians in the battle of the…Müller, Herta
(Encyclopedia) Müller, Herta, 1953–, Romanian-born German author, grad. Timişoara Univ. (1976). A member of Romania's German-speaking minority, she was active in a group of dissident writers who…Bratianu
(Encyclopedia) BratianuBratianubrətĭäˈn&oomacr; [key] or BratianoBratiano–nô [key], Romanian family. Ion Bratianu, 1821–91, was prominent in the Revolution of 1848 and helped to secure (1866) the…Brăila
(Encyclopedia) Brăila Brăila brəēˈlä [key], city, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River. The chief…Culbertson, Ely
(Encyclopedia) Culbertson, ElyCulbertson, Elyēˈlē kŭlˈbərtsən [key], 1891–1955, American authority on contract bridge, b. Romania. His father was an American engineer then living in Romania, and his…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
