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Ruse

(Encyclopedia) RuseRuser&oobreve;ˈsĕ [key], city (1993 pop. 170,209), NE Bulgaria, on the Danube River bordering Romania. The chief river port of Bulgaria, it is also an industrial and…

Negoiu

(Encyclopedia) NegoiuNegoiunĕgoiˈ&oomacr; [key], peak, 8,317 ft (2,535 m) high, central Romania, NW of Cîmpulung; second highest peak of the Transylvanian Alps.

Alba Iulia

(Encyclopedia) Alba Iulia Alba Iulia älˈbä-y&oomacr;ˈlyä [key], Hung. Gyulafehérvár, Ger. Karlsburg, town, W central Romania, in Transylvania, on the Mureşul River. It…

Braşov

(Encyclopedia) Braşov Braşov bräshôvˈ [key], Hung. Brassó, Ger. Kronstadt, city, central…

Sugihara, Chiune

(Encyclopedia) Sugihara, Chiune, 1900–1986, Japanese diplomat who saved several thousand European Jews during World War II. He served (1920–22) in the army, then joined the Japanese foreign ministry…

Tîrgu-Mureş

(Encyclopedia) Tîrgu-MureşTîrgu-Mureştûrˈg&oobreve;-m&oobreve;ˈrĕsh [key], Hung. Maros Vásárhely, city (1990 pop. 172,470), central Romania, capital of Mureş judet (district), in Transylvania…

Danube

(Encyclopedia) DanubeDanubedănˈy&oomacr;b [key], Czech Dunaj, Ger. Donau, Hung. Duna, Rom. Dunarea, Serbo-Croatian and Bulg. Dunav, Ukr. Dunay, great river of central and SE Europe, c.1,770 mi (2…

Piatra-Neamţ

(Encyclopedia) Piatra-NeamţPiatra-Neamţpyäˈträ-nyämts [key], city (1990 pop. 118,216), NE Romania, in the Bacău region. Food processing, and the manufacture of fertilizers, furniture, ceramics, and…

Antonescu, Ion

(Encyclopedia) Antonescu, IonAntonescu, Ionyôn äntônĕsˈk&oomacr; [key], 1882–1946, Romanian marshal and dictator. He served in World War I and later became chief of staff, but he fell into…