Moldavia

Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova pronounced [molˈdova]) is a historical region, and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river. An initially independent and later autonomous state, it existed from the 14th century to 1859, when it united with Wallachia as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, the state included the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak) and all of Bukovina. The western half of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern side belongs to the Republic of Moldova, while the northern and southeastern parts are territories of Ukraine.

Name and etymology

The original and short-lived reference to the region was Bogdania, after Bogdan I, the founding figure of the principality. The names Moldavia and Moldova are derived from the name of the Moldova River; however, the etymology is not known and there are several variants:

  • a legend mentioned in Descriptio Moldaviae by Dimitrie Cantemir links it to an aurochs hunting trip of the Maramureș voivode Dragoș and the latter's chase of a star-marked bull. Dragoș was accompanied by his female hound called Molda; when they reached shores of an unfamiliar river, Molda caught up with the animal and was killed by it. The dog's name would have been given to the river and extended to the country.
  • Moldova (disambiguation)

    Moldova or Moldavia also may refer to:

    South-eastern European territorial units

  • Moldova, a modern state in southeastern Europe
  • Moldavia, a geographic and historical region, and former principality in Eastern Europe
  • Moldavia (region of Romania), one of the four historical regions in contemporary Romania
  • Moldavian Democratic Republic, a short-lived constituent republic of Russia, in 1917
  • Moldavian ASSR, an autonomous Soviet republic within Ukrainian SSR, 1924–1940
  • Moldavian SSR, a republic of the Soviet Union, 1940-1941 / 1944-1991
  • Other places

  • Moldova River, a river in Romania
  • Moldova, Estonia, a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
  • Ships

  • RMS Moldavia, a World War II British steam ship
  • Moldavia, a.k.a. MV Anne Scan, a Slovenian-built cargo ship
  • Other

  • Moldova (newspaper), a Romanian newspaper in the 1930s
  • Editura Moldova, a Moldovan publishing house
  • 2419 Moldavia, an asteroid discovered in 1974
  • See also

  • Moldavians (disambiguation)
  • Moldovan (disambiguation)
  • Western Moldavia

    Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova) is a geographical region situated in north-east of Romania. Also is called Western Moldavia or Romanian Moldavia. As a historical region, and former principality until its union with Wallachia in 1859, Moldavia included at various times in its history the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak) and the entire Bukovina; the larger part of the former is nowadays the independent state of Moldova, while the rest of it and the larger, northern part of Bukovina form parts of Ukraine.

    The Romanian region itself consists of eight (or seven, sometimes Suceava County - most of it in southern Bukovina - is not included) counties, spanning over 46,173 km2 (17,827 sq mi) (19.5% of Romania's territory). Its total population is 4,011,640 (20% of Romania's population). Most of Moldavia (6 out of 8 counties) is part of the Nord-Est development region, while the two southern counties (Galaţi and Vrancea) are in the Sud-Est development region.

    Moldavian dialect

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    Moldavia

    by: Front 242

    It flies
    Human fly gets in your ear
    Human fly gets to your brain
    Human fly sticks on your nerves
    Grips on your blood pressure
    Drives you to more pleasure
    Human fly magic touch from your head
    Down to your tips
    Now start to move and dance
    Now start to groove in trance
    Stand up, you electric insect
    Stand up, you electronic force
    No sign of mortal bite
    Just keep on flying, all right!
    Now, you're an electric insect
    Now use your electronic force
    Blood pressure
    More pleasure




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