Interesting Facts about Romania

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11 curious facts about Romania.

The Danube River travels 2850 km through eight countries, drains the whole of Romania except the Black Sea coast, and completes its course in Romania's Danube Delta.
The legendary Dracula, Prince Vlad Tepes, lived in Bran Castle in the Transylvania region of Romania.
The largest Gypsy community in the world, an estimated two million people, lives in Romania. They are the country's largest ethnic minority and are called Romany.
The Ploiesti oil fields north of Bucharest have been pumping out oil for over a century.

In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Romania won 32 medals including 20 gold medals and won third place in the Games.
The ancient Romans founded the locations of many of the famous health resorts and spas in Romania. The spas offer relief for some medical conditions for both tourists and Romanians alike. The normal stay in the spa is two to three weeks. These spas offer mineral water treatments as well as mud baths. One-third of all European sources of mineral and thermal waters are concentrated in Romania.
Students from approximately 70 foreign countries attend Romanian universities, mostly to study art and medicine.
Romanian words may sound similar to some Italian, French or Spanish words because Romania is the only country in Eastern Europe where people speak a language of Latin origin.
Religious paintings decorate the outside walls of many Romanian churches. This art form developed during the 1500s to remind people of their religious faith.
Romanians have two favourite vacation spots, the mountains and the Black Sea on the coast. People enjoy beach parties during their holiday time.