Transylvania, Guest Houses and Hiking Trails in the Fortress Landscape
General Information Romania
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Location: |
Southeast Europe |
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Neighbouring countries: |
Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldavia |
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Time zone: |
CET+1 |
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Area: |
238,391 km² (92,043 sq mi) (about the area of former West Germany) |
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Population: |
21,564,000 (2007) |
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Demographics: |
89.5% Romanians, 6.6% Hungarians, 2.5% Roma, 0.3% Germans, 0.3% Ukrainians, 0.8% other ethnic minorities (2002 census) |
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Climate: |
Continental |
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Capital: |
Bucharest/Bucureşti |
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Official language: |
Romanian |
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Currency: |
1 Leu (Plural: Lei) = 100 Bani; 3.6 Lei = 1 EUR (in July 2008) |
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Religions: |
86.7% Romanian Orthodox, 5.6% Roman and Greek Catholics, 3.3% Protestants (Reformed, Unitarians, Evangelical Lutheran, Lutheran, 2.8% free churches (Baptists, Pentecostalists, Evangelical groups, etc.), 0.5 % other religions (2002 census) |
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Internet TLD: |
ro |
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Calling code: |
+40 |
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EU accession: |
January 1, 2007 |
Good to Know:
Money in Romania: Foreign exchange facilities are available at exchange offices and banks in all major towns and cities, where you can also withdraw money from automated teller machines. In addition, larger shops and restaurants accept Visa, Master Card and Maestro.
Internet access: While internet access is available only at town halls or schools in the smaller towns and villages, several internet cafés can be found in all of the major cities.
Public telephones: All villages and towns have at least one public telephone. Mobile phone coverage varies from region to region, but strong signal coverage is already implemented throughout Transylvania. There are post offices and post boxes in all towns and villages.
Medical care: While hospitals exist only in the major cities, pharmacies and medical practices can be found in rural areas as well. However, most villages have no pharmacies, and doctors see patients only once or twice a week.
Traffic and road conditions: Many roads in rural areas are in poor condition. Drivers need to remember that many pedestrians walk on the side of the village roads, which are also used to drive animals herds from the homestead to the grazing areas and back in the mornings and evenings.
