Moldavia

Moldavia (,  or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic:  or ; ; ) is a historical region and old principality in Central and Eastern Europe. It is the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the river Dniester. It used to be an independent state. It existed from the 14th century to 1859, when it united with Wallachia () as the beginning of modern Romania. Sometimes the regions of Bessarabia (with Budjak), all of Bukovina and Hertsa were part of Moldavia. The region of Pokuttya was also part of it for some time.

The western half of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern part is in the Republic of Moldova, and the northern and southeastern parts are in Ukraine.

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References

 Gheorghe I. Brătianu, Sfatul domnesc și Adunarea Stărilor în Principatele Române, Bucharest, 1995
 Vlad Georgescu, Istoria ideilor politice românești (1369-1878), Munich, 1987
 Ștefan Ștefănescu, Istoria medie a României, Bucharest, 1991

Other websites
Dimitrie Cantemir-Descrierea Moldovei
The Princely Court in Bacău - images, layouts (at the Romanian Group for an Alternative History Website)
Original Documents concerning both Moldavia and other Romania Principalities during the Middle Ages (at the Romanian Group for an Alternative History Website)
Pilgrimage and Cultural Heritage Tourism in Moldavia
Painted Churches in Bukovina
Medieval Coins of Moldavia and Wallachia 

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