Muntenia (Romanian pronunciation:[munˈteni.a], also known in English asGreater Wallachia) is a historical region ofRomania, part ofWallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, asMuntenia,Țara Românească, and the rarely usedValahia aresynonyms inRomanian).[1] It is situated between theDanube (south and east), theCarpathian Mountains (theTransylvanian Alps branch) andMoldavia (both north), and theOlt River to the west.[2] The latter river is the border between Muntenia andOltenia (orLesser Wallachia). Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the riversMilcov andSiret.[3]
^Erwin Gáll; Réka Fülöp; Mihály Huba Hőgyes (2020). Sorin Forțiu (ed.)."Periferiile periferiilor?" [The peripheries of the peripheries?](PDF).Arheovest Interdisciplinaritate în Arheologie și Istorie (in Romanian).I (VIII). Timișoara, Szeged: Asociația ArheoVest, JATEPress Kiadó: 386.ISBN978-963-315-464-9.