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Historical regions part of interwar Romania (1918-1940)

Romanian-administrated territories during World War II

At various times during its history, Romania extended over the following historical regions:

• Transylvania and Partium:
  • Transylvania proper: today Romania;
  • Banat (part of the historical Partium region): today divided between Romania, Serbia and Hungary;
  • Crişana (part of the historical Partium region): today divided between Romania and Hungary;
  • Maramureş (part of the historical Partium region): today divided between Romania and Ukraine.
• Moldavia:
  • Moldavia proper: today Romania;
  • Hertza region: today Ukraine;
  • Bukovina: today divided between Romania and Ukraine;
  • Bessarabia (including Budjak): today divided between Moldova and Ukraine.
• Transnistria: today divided between Ukraine and Moldova.
• Wallachia:
  • Muntenia (Greater Wallachia): today Romania;
  • Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia): today Romania;
• Dobruja:
  • Northern Dobrogea (including Snake Island): today divided between Romania and Ukraine;
  • Southern Dobruja (Cadrilater): today Bulgaria.

Some of those regions don't belong to Romania anymore: Southern Dobruja (since 1940), Northern Bukovina (since 1944), the Snake Island (since 1948) and Bessarabia (since 1944). Transnistria belonged only for a short time during World War II to Romania (from 1941 to 1944).

See also

• Development regions of Romania — divisions used currently and which are not based on the borders of historical regions;
• Counties of Romania;
• Unification of Romania with Moldova.

v • d • e Historical regions in Romania Banat (1918-)a • Dobruja (Northern Dobruja (1878-)• Southern Dobruja (1913-40)) • Moldavia (1866-) (Bessarabia (1918-40)b• Bukovinac • Hertza (1866-1940) • Transylvania (1918-)ad (Crişana • Maramureş) • Wallachia (1866-) (Muntenia • Oltenia) aDe jure since 1920.     bCahul, Ismail and Bolgrad in Romania, 1866-78.     cSouthern Bukovina in Romania 1918-; Northern Bukovina, 1918-40;     dNorthern Transylvania in Hungary, 1940-44.