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Where is Romania?

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south. At 238,391 square [...]

Peles Castle

(Romanian: Castelul Peleş [kasˈtelul ˈpeleʃ]) It is situated near Sinaia, in Prahova County. Peles castle was built between 1873 and 191 for King Carol I of the Romanians. Its inauguration was held in 1883. Peleş became the world’s first castle fully powered by locally produced electricity. Near Peles there is another castle: Pelisor, built between [...]

Peles Castle

(Romanian: Castelul Peleş [kasˈtelul ˈpeleʃ]) It is situated near Sinaia, in Prahova County. Peles castle was built between 1873 and 191 for King Carol I of the Romanians. Its inauguration was held in 1883. Peleş became the world’s first castle fully powered by locally produced electricity. Near Peles there is another castle: Pelisor, built between [...]