COLEGIUL NATIONAL RADU NEGRU PRESENTATION by Eugenia Bica, Comenius Cordinator. Romania

1. ROMANIA

2. Location in Europe:
Southeastern part of
Central Europe
Form of State:
Parliamentary Republic
Currencies: Leu (RON)
Flag of Romania:
Three vertical stripes:
red, yellow and blue.

3. The Romanian People
Foreign visitors consider Romanians
friendly and very hospitable people.
Romanians are by nature fun loving, warm,
playful, with an innate sense of humor.

6. Bran Castle & Dracula

7. Vlad Dracula the Impaler
Hero and Vampire

9. Dracula
- born in Transylvania in 1431 who died 46
years later;
- since his enemies were vicious, cruel
soldiers, he developed a habit of impaling
them; this must have inspired Bram Stoker
when he wrote Dracula in 1897.

10. Vlad’s habit of impaling his enemies
.

11. NADIA COMANECI
the best gymnast ever

12. GHEORGHE HAGI
. The best Romanian
football player

13. Lucian Bute
one of the most
prominent boxers

14. Ilie
Năstase
first number 1
of the ATP

15. Did you know ?
Our country was called
Our national car is:
DACIA and our ancestors
were fearless and
immortal Dacians, whose
mysterious statues are all
over in nowadays Rome,
Italy?

16. Did you know?
At 238,400 square kilometers, Romania is
the 9th largest country of the EU by area,
and has the 7th largest population of the EU
with over 19 million people.

17. Did you know ?
Its capital and largest city is
Bucharest, the 10th largest city in
the EU, with a population of
around two million.

18. Bucharest

19. Palace of Parliament, Bucharest

20. Communists in Romania
- severe food rationing,
- power cuts, fuel shortages,
- visitors and travel restricted,
- state controlled censorship of the
media (2 hours a day for TV
programs)

21. R OM A NIA
better
pe rspectiv es

22. Famous Romanian People
Nicolae Grigorescu
Painter

23. Famous Romanian People
George Enescu
Musician

24. Famous Romanian People
Mihai Eminescu
Poet

25. Famous Romanian People
Constantin
Brâncuşi

26. Castles & Fortresses
Many castles and fortresses in
Romania feature unique architectural
elements and styles that reflect local
traditions, customs and purpose.

27. Peleş Castle
- its 160 rooms are adorned with
the finest examples of European
art, Murano crystal chandeliers,
German stained-glass windows,
walls covered with Cordoba
leather, Meissen and Sevres
porcelains, ebony and ivory
sculptures.

28. Corvineşti Castle
- built in the 14th
century on the site of a
former Roman camp.
It served as a fortress
an later as the
residence of
Transylvania's rulers.

29. The Royal Palace, .
Bucharest
The former official royal
residence. Built in the
Neoclassic style, between
1927-37; home to
Romania's National
Museum of Art.
Cotroceni Palace,
Bucharest
The residence of
Romania's President

30. Ciucea Putna Câlnic
Deva Suceava
Poenari
Castles & Fortresses
Criş Neamţ Boian

31. Painted Monasteries
Many most picturesque treasures of
Romania - painted churches located in
Bucovina - are protected by UNESCO as
part of humankind's world heritage.

32. Putna Suceviţa
Voroneţ
The Monasteries in Moldavia
Humor Moldoviţa Arbore

33. The Beauties of Romania
The Carpathian Mountains traverse the centre of the country
bordered on both sides by foothills and finally the great plains
of the outer rim.
Danube River ends its eight-
country journey through eight
European countries at the Black
Sea by forming one of the biggest
and most interesting wetlands in
the world, the Danube Delta.

36. THE SPHINX
BUCEGI MOUNTAINS

37. SARMISEGETUSA SACTUARIES

38. V ă lul Miresei waterfall
VALUL MIRESEI
WATERFALL

39. Pietrosu Mare-Rodna Mountains

41. Chalets on Bâlea Lake

42. Chilia branch- Danube Delta

43. DANUBE DELTA

46. Cluj – Napoca Timişoara
Constanţa Braşov
Iaşi
Sibiu
Sibiu
Braşov
Cluj – Napoca
Timişoara Constanţa
Sibiu
Timişoara
Constanţa
Braşov Iaşi
Cluj – Napoca

47. Sighișoara
Clock Tower

48. Romanian Traditions
Traditions are well preserved in the villages of
Romania.
Romanians celebrate their ancient heritage,
changing seasons, religious holidays and life-cycle
events, such as birth, marriage and death.

49. Romanian Traditions & Folklore
The Round Dance Învârtita Brâu
Căluşarii

50. Traditional dancers & peasants at work

51. Traditional Romanian Houses

52. Traditional Costumes
Transilvania Area

53. Ceramics Pots and Plates

54. Traditional Romanian Food
- Christmas –
Home made sausages Black Pudding (Caltaboşi)
Meat Jelly
Cozonac Sarmale

55. Traditional Romanian Food
Ciorbă de perişoare
Mititei (The "Wee Ones" (meatball soup)
- small skinless grilled
sausages)
Tochitură
(meat stew seasoned with
onions and/ or spices
Papanaşi
(cottage cheese
donuts, topped with
sour cream and fruit
preserve

56. Artistic Sewing and Weaving

57. Icons
Icons painted on glass Icons painted in oil
Icons painted on wood

58. Romanian Customs - Christmas
Caroling

59. Romanian Customs - Easter
Decorative Motifs for Easter Eggs
The Lost Path The Cross The Star
Decorated Eggs

60. Sârbi Josani
wooden churches-
symbols of the
Orthodox faith

61. Barsana Monastery

62. The Romanian Educational System
Since 1989 the Romanian educational
system – whish is tuition-free, has been
through several reforms- each interesting in
its own way, but it has also been regulated
and enforced – at every step - by the
Ministry of Education and Research.

64. School
• Most children start school at the age of
seven.
• Most elementary schools are public.
• It is compulsory in Romania to go to school
until the 10th grade (when pupils are 16 or
17) but most pupils graduate the 12 th grade
and they take the baccalaureate exam.

65. Types of High schools
• 1. National College — the most prestigious
• 2. Military College
• 3. Economic College or Technical College
• 4. Liceu (Standard High school)
• 5. Grup Şcolar — A group of two schools —
a high school (usually offering academic
programmes in the field of technical or
services education) and a Craft and Trade
School.

66. Academic Programs
• Theoretical program
- Science — ("mathematics and computer
programming" or "earth studies");
- Humanities — ("social studies" or
"languages")
• Technical programs
• Vocational programs
• Services and Economics programs

67. The Town I Come from

68. Orthodox Cathedral

69. Fagaras
• Romanian pronunciation: [fəɡəˈ raʃ]
• It is an old Romanian town, right
in the centre of the country, in
Transylvania.
• It has a population of about 28,000

70. FAGARAS FORTRESS
.

71. .

72. The School I Represent
- the oldest institution of secondary
education in the old town of Fagaras,
founded in 1869;
- between 1919-1940 this school was
considered as an elite high school. In
those days there were only 25 such
schools in the whole country…

73. RADU NEGRU SECONDARY SCHOOL IN
THE 19TH CENTURY
.

74. The National College Radu Negru
Today
.

76. A Center of Cultural Life
Over the decades, the National College “Radu
Negru“ has been an important cultural
factor in the town of Fagaras.
“Radu Negru” has always been appreciated
for its outcomes.