Interesting and Fun Facts about Romania

Fascinating and Cool Quick Facts

- Although it is thought that a language close to Russian is spoken in Romania because it is mentioned in the Eastern European Block; Contrary to popular belief, Romanian, which is derived from Latin, is used. In fact, it is so close to Italian that just for this reason you can witness that many Romans speak Italian like their mother tongue.

- Romania is the country with the most gold reserves in Europe. It is also the only country that has a Gold Museum.

- Contrary to popular belief, Romanians are not gypsies. This is something they are most angry with and react to incredibly. In Romania, there are gypsies living as nomads; but this is only a fraction of its total population.

- The Palace of Parliament in Bucharest was the second largest state palace in the world after the Pentagon. Ceausescu built this palace not so that he could live in it, but to gather all the government's units together in the same building.

- There are seven places or structures in Romania that UNESCO has chosen as World Historical Heritage: Moldovan Churches, Danube Delta, Maramureş Wooden Churches, Sighişoara, Horezu Monastery, Dacia Fortress in the Orastie Mountains, and castle churches in Transylvania.

- Romania's currency is Lei / Ron, and their money, which should be paper, is made of plastic.

- The funniest cemetery in the world is in Maramures, Romania. Funny stories are written on the colorful blackboards on the graves. So you always leave there smiling.

- The biggest meal of Romanians is dinner. They generally prefer to eat late. So when you go to a restaurant, it's not surprising to see that they order food around 10 o'clock. They do not consume much food during the day, they usually just pass it on with a covrig (pretzel).

- If you are invited to a house, you can go with flowers or a bottle of wine on your way. If you like the meal, the host will insist that you eat the second or third plate. Romanians don't like to waste food, so they wait until all the food on your plate is finished.

- Romanians are incredibly friendly people. They cheerfully chat with you even on the street. You can kiss your Romanian friend on both cheeks. They usually find it cold to kiss once on one cheek.