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Following the fall of Vicina, Brăila developed as the main harbour of Wallachia, [9] gaining the town status around 1400. [10] In 1396, Johann Schiltberger writes that Brăila was the place where ships docked, bringing "goods from heathen lands". [10]
For the reputed Romanian historian, the passage of Br # ila to the stage of town occurred “ before the foundation of Wallachia, namely before about 1300”. Moreover, “ its transformation was an accomplished fact during the reigns of the princes Litovoi and Seneslav (1247)”, and this situation existed “ as well at the end of the ...
Jul 8, 2024 · For a long time, Brăila, a Danubian town, was the primary harbour of Wallachia, one of the two Romanian principalities.1 However, the situation changed in 1538, during the Kanûnî Sultan Süleyman’s ...
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The settlement of Braila, located on the banks of the Danube River, was first mentioned in several Catalan portolan charts around the year 1325/1339 and in the 1350 Spanish Libro de conoscimiento {Book of knowledge} with the name of Drinago. In Greek documents the town was referred to as Proilabum or Proilava, an adaptation of its Slavic name,Brail...
Braila County Museum (Muzeul Judetean Braila) Address: Piata Traian 3 Telephone: 0339 401.002 www.MuzeulBrailei.ro Open: Wed – Sun. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (May – September) Wed – Sun. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (October – April) Admission charge Located in the former French Hotel (Hotelul Francez),an elegant two-story building dating back to 1855, the museum featur...
Macin Mountains National Park
Where: 15 miles (25 km) east of Braila Access: car (on DN22 D) www.ParcMacin.ro 400 million years ago, this mountain range stretched all the way to Western Europe. Its traces can still be found in Bohemia and the French Central Massif. Today, Tutuiatu Peak, the highest peak of the oldest mountain range in Romania, reaches just 1,495 ft.
Sarica Niculitel Vineyards & Niculitel Basilica
Where: 30 miles (50 km) west of Tulcea Access: car, bus Address: Str. Viticultori 2, Macin Telephone: 0240 573.368 Email: office@vinuridemacin.ro www.vinuridemacin.ro The town of Niculitel is well known for its vineyards, but also for a Christian basilica built in 370 AD during the reign of Emperor Valerius. In 1971, a violent storm washed away the ground concealing the church, revealing a unique monument, a crypt housing the bones of four Christian martyrs (Zotikos, Attalos, Kamasis and Phil...
The city of Tulcea
Location: 48 miles (80 km) east of Braila Access: car, bus www.RomaniaTourism.com/Tulcea.html
Exploring the Danube Delta
Location: 48 miles (80 km) east of Braila Access: car or bus to Tulcea and then ferryboat www.RomaniaTourism.com/Danube-Delta.html The Danube Delta is comprised of an intricate network of waterways and lakes divided between the three main estuary channels of the Danube. The area of floating reed islands, forests, pastures and sand dunes covers 3,000 square miles and is home to a vast array of wildlife. Located at the tip of the three channels, Tulcea makes a great starting point for exploring...
Tourist Information
Braila Tourist Info Centre (CNIPT – Braila) Address: Str. Edmond Nicolau 4 A Telephone: 0786 478.494 E-mail City Hall (Primaria Braila, Directia Cultura - Turism) Address: Piata Independentei 1 Telephone: 0239 649.947 E-mail www.PrimariaBraila.ro
Wallachian harbour. Following the fall of Vicina, Brăila developed as the main harbour of Wallachia, [9] gaining the town status around 1400. [10] In 1396, Johann Schiltberger writes that Brăila was the place where ships docked, bringing "goods from heathen lands". [10] .
The idea of building a square occurred once with the liberation of Braila from the Ottoman occupation, when the 'New Braila' plan was organized. In 1834, the town's architect A. Borrooczyn thought a small park should have been organized around a former mosque, which had become an Orthodox Church.
First mentioned by the name of Drinago in a Spanish geographical work of 1350, it was referred to as Brayla in 1368 in a transportation and trade license granted to Brașov merchants. It was occupied by the Turks from 1554 until the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29, when it was returned to Walachia.
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