Islaz is a commune in southern Romania , located in the southwestern Teleorman County , 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Turnu Măgurele . It is part of the historical province Oltenia , and is composed of two villages, Islaz and Moldoveni.
5-679: The commune is situated in the southern reaches of the Wallachian Plain , where the Olt River discharges into the Danube River . To the south, across the Danube, is Bulgaria ; to the east, across the Olt, is Turnu Măgurele; and to the west and to the north is Olt County . Islaz village was first attested on July 9, 1569, and until 1950 was a part of the former Romanați County . It became notorious in 1848, as
10-719: A number of plains along its course, such as the Hungarian Plain (which is called the Danubian Plain in Slovakia and Serbia), as well as the Bavarian Lowland, also called the Danubian Plain. In Romania, the plain is divided into five subdivisions and the Danube Valley, which are, from West to East: 44°30′N 26°15′E / 44.500°N 26.250°E / 44.500; 26.250 This Romanian location article
15-461: Is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia , where it is known as the Wallachian Plain ( Serbian : Влашка низија , romanized : Vlaška nizija ). It is part of the larger Eurasian Steppe . It is located in the historical region of Wallachia , and bordered by the Danube River in the east, south and west, and by the Getic Plateau in the north. Bucharest ,
20-615: The capital of Romania, is located in the central part of the Romanian Plain. It is contiguous to the south with the Danubian Plain ( Bulgarian : Дунавска равнина , romanized : Dunavska ravnina ), in Bulgaria . This area is also sometimes referred to as the Danubian Plain ( Câmpia Dunării ) in Romanian, though this designation is not specific, because the Danube flows through
25-737: The site where the Proclamation of Islaz , listing the goals of the Wallachian Revolution , was publicly read (June 9, 1848). Ostrovul Mare is a nature reserve located on two (joined) islands on the Danube, Ostrovul Mare and Ostrovul Calnovăț, in the vicinity of Islaz. This Teleorman County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wallachian Plain Carpathians ( peaks ) Plains & Delta Islands Rivers ( Danube ) Lakes Black Sea The Romanian Plain ( Romanian : Câmpia Română )
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