Prezentarea Romaniei la conferinta bibliotecarilor texani- Austin 15 aprilie 2011. Prima parte- despre Romania.

1. Romania Wonderful places Texas Library Association 2011 Annual Conference

2. The territory of Romania is characterised by an aproximately equal repartition of the three existing forms of relief: - 35% mountains (more precisely The Carpathians, also known as the Alps from Transylvania) -35% hills and plateaus -30% plains Demographics dates: 21, 680 ,974 inhabitants Romanians – 89.5% Hungarians - 6.6% Gypsies (rromi) – 1.1% 91% are romanian language speakers 86.7% are orthodoxes christians

3. Throughout the periods of time, the present teritory of Romania hasn’t had a peaceful history , being plundered by numerous migrating peoples . Romania became a sovereign state in 1859 and got its independence in 1 8 78 . A little history... The roots of our nation are latin, the result of joining of Dacians (the inhabitants of old Dacia) and Romans. The “ancerstors” of Romanian people

4. After the World War II, the history of Romania became famous especially due to the infractions of the ex- comunist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who was to be eliminated from gouverning in December 1989, due to a huge street revolt. At January, 1st, 2007 Romania adhered to the European Union.

5. You can admire famous sculptures such as Gate of the Kiss, The endless column and Table of Silence , made by our internationally renowned Romanian sculptor, CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI (1876-1957) – the artist of the XXth century , who wish to sculpture the light .

6. Often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet, M IHAI EMINESCU ( 1850-1889 ) had a heavy word in our culture. He is also considered the “ godfather of the modern Romanian language ” . GEORGE ENESCU (1881-1955) - the musician that composed the Romanian Rapsody that you are listening now and which is the Romanian equivalent of the Blue Rapsody by George Gershwin. On the list of the Nobel Prize winners there are three personalities of Romanian origin: Herta Muller (writer), Ellie Wiesel (writer and journalist) and George E. Palade (doctor).

7. ROMANIA a country with picturesque monasteries and authentic customs

8. The Romanian Orthodoxe monasteries and churches pervade the entire Romania . T he most important painted monasteries that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage are Moldovita, Sucevita and Voronet from Bucovina and t he most impressive ones, are, by far, the wooden churches from Maramures . Fresco with the unique blue of Voroneţ

9. Suceviţa Moldovi ţa

10. Barsana Monastery – Maramures

12. Easter eggs

13. Romanian ceramic saucers Perhaps nothing can better illustrate the spirit of a people than its ancient traditions and customs. The western traveller will be surprised to discover in Romania a place full of legends, myths and traditions kept throughout centuries .

14. Romanians gates and traditional rugs

17. One of the most representative places from Romania is the Danube Delta, well known for its fauna and flora and for the fact that it’s the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and it’s the best preserved on the continent. Amazing landscapes...

18. Danube Delta, a special turistical place

19. Sturgeon on the Danube near the Iron Gates

20. ROMANIA a country of wonderful places with palaces, castles, monuments of art

21. Bran Castle , Dracula ’s Castle

22. Peles Castle, Sinaia, residence of the Romanian kings

24. Transylvania

25. Sighişoara - Medieval Festival

26. Bucureşti – Palace of the Parliament, the second largest building in the world

27. Iaşi – Palace of Culture

28. We can proudly say that Romania is like Heaven on Earth , and we hope you’ll get to know and visit as many wonderful places in our country as you can. The Romanian public libraries are looking forward to offering you supplementary information!