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'''Vlachs''' are the Romanized population in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romanians, Aromanians, Istro-Romanians and Megleno-Romanians, but since the creation of the Romanian state, this term was mostly used for the Vlachs living South of ]. '''Vlachs''' are the Romanized population in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romanians, Aromanians, Istro-Romanians and Megleno-Romanians, but since the creation of the Romanian state, this term was mostly used for the Vlachs living South of ].


They are the descendants of the Roman ]s and of the Romanized ]n, ] and ] local population. They are the descendants of the Roman ] and of the Romanized ]n, ] and ] local population. Their languages are closely related to each other.


The name's origin is German for ''foreigner'', just like '']'' and '']s''. The name's origin is German for ''foreigner'', just like '']'' and '']s''.


''']''' are living in ''']''' (also known as ''Daco-Romanians'', speaking ]) are living in
* ] - 20.5 millions * ] - 20.5 millions
* ] - 2.8 millions * ] - 2.8 millions
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* ] - 9,000 * ] - 9,000


''']''' are living as a minority in ''']''' (speaking ]) are living as a minority in
*Northern ] - between 700,000 and 1,200,000; in the ] *Northern ] - between 700,000 and 1,200,000; in the ]
:'' '''Note:''' the Greek government does not recognise any ethnic divisions, so there are no exact statistics. See ].'' :'' '''Note:''' the Greek government does not recognise any ethnic divisions, so there are no exact statistics. See ].''
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''']''' are living in ] province of ], with a population of 12,000. ''']''' (speaking ]) are living in the ] province of ], with a population of 12,000.


''']''' are living in ], with a population of less than 1,000. ''']''' (speaking ]) are living in ], with a population of less than 1,000.


==Religion== ==Religion==


Their religion is predominant ], but there are some regions where they are ]s and ]s (in ]) and a few are even ]s (in some region ] and the European part of ]). Vlach's religion is predominant ], but there are some regions where they are ]s and ]s (in ]) and a few are even ]s (in some regions of ] and in the European part of ]).




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Vlachs are the Romanized population in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romanians, Aromanians, Istro-Romanians and Megleno-Romanians, but since the creation of the Romanian state, this term was mostly used for the Vlachs living South of Danube.

They are the descendants of the Roman colonists and of the Romanized Dacian, Thracian and Illyrian local population. Their languages are closely related to each other.

The name's origin is German for foreigner, just like Wales and Walloons.

Romanians (also known as Daco-Romanians, speaking Romanian language) are living in

and as a minority in

Aromanians (speaking Macedoromanian language) are living as a minority in

Note: the Greek government does not recognise any ethnic divisions, so there are no exact statistics. See Demographics of Greece.


Megleno-Romanians (speaking Megleno-Romanian language) are living in the Greek province of Meglen, with a population of 12,000.

Istro-Romanians (speaking Istro-Romanian language) are living in Croatia, with a population of less than 1,000.

Religion

Vlach's religion is predominant Eastern Orthodox Christianity, but there are some regions where they are Catholics and Protestants (in Transylvania) and a few are even Muslims (in some regions of Greece and in the European part of Turkey).


See also: