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Romania's borders have been quite volatile through history. Here's a map based time line of the changes.

Dacian Kingdom, during the rule of Burebista, 82 BC

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The region in the late 5th century

The Balkans in 750

Wallachia, c. 1390

The region in 1490

The three principalities during the rule of Mihai Viteazul between 1600-1601

"Golden Age" of the independent Transylvania, ruled by Hungarian princes again, icl. parts of Hungary (Partium), between cca. 1606-1690

Principalities with Romanian population before Moldavia was stripped of Bessarabia, 1793-1812

Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia before the Union, 1856-1859

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"Vechiul Regat" - Principality of Romania, 1878-1881, Kingdom of Romania, 1881-1913

Kingdom of Romania, 1920-1940

Romania after Second Vienna Arbitration and Treaty of Craiova, 1940-1941

Romania, 1941 - 1944

Romania after WWII. Lost territories are marked with light green.

Romania and Moldova 1947 - Present

External links

• Map of Romania in the inter world wars period
• Various historical maps of Romania

• Cambridge Modern History Atlas
• Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd

• Europe's borders throughout the 20th century (from BBC News)
• Europe in 1942
• Europe in January 1st, 1941

• Various maps of WWII (temporary link)
• Portions of Transylvania taken by Hungary temporarily during WWII

• Borders in the region between 1000-1995

• Europe in 1700 (temporary link)
• Europe in 1800 (temporary link)

• Various WWII maps of Europe in French