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They are the descendants of the Roman ] or of the Romanized ]n, ] and ] local population. (see ] for more about the dispute about the origin) Their languages are closely related to each other and it is believed that they were still the same language until the ]. They are the descendants of the Roman ] or of the Romanized ]n, ] and ] local population (see ] for more about the dispute about the origin). Their languages are closely related to each other and it is believed that they were still the same language until the ].


The name's origin is German. ] initially used this name referring to ] in general. Later on, the meaning got narrower or just different. For example ] in ] is called W&#322;ochy. In ], '']'' is the name given to a part of their original territory. The origin of the name is German. ] initially used this name referring to ] in general. Later on, the meaning got narrower or just different. For example ] in ] is called W&#322;ochy. In ], '']'' is the name given to a part of their original territory.


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* ] - 500,000; in Southern ] and Northern ] * ] - 500,000; in Southern ] and Northern ]
* ] - 35,000, mostly in Serbian ] * ] - 35,000, mostly in the Serbian ]
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==Religion== ==Religion==


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 ]). The religion of the Vlachs is predominantly ], 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 (also called Wlachs, Wallachs, Olahs) 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.

Map of Balkans with regions inhabited by Romanians/Vlachs highlighted

They are the descendants of the Roman colonists or of the Romanized Dacian, Thracian and Illyrian local population (see Origin of Romanians for more about the dispute about the origin). Their languages are closely related to each other and it is believed that they were still the same language until the 10th century.

The origin of the name is German. Slavic peoples initially used this name referring to Romanic peoples in general. Later on, the meaning got narrower or just different. For example Italy in Polish is called Włochy. In English, Wallachia is the name given to a part of their original territory.

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

The religion of the Vlachs is predominantly 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).

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