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| '''Vlachs''' (also called ''Wlachs, Wallachs, Olahs'') are the Romanized population in ] and ], 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''' (also called ''Wlachs, Wallachs, Olahs'') are the Romanized population in ] and ], 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 ] or of the Romanized ]n, ] and ] local population (see ] for more about the dispute about the origin). |
They are the descendants of the Roman ] or of the Romanized ]n, ] and ] local population (see ] for more about the dispute about the origin). | ||
| The origin of the name is ]: the same origin led to the words ] and ] in other parts of Europe. ] initially used the name Vlachs when referring to ] in general. Later on, the meaning got narrower or just different. For example ] in ] is called Włochy. In ], '']'' is the name given to a part of their original territory. | The origin of the name is ]: the same origin led to the words ] and ] in other parts of Europe. ] initially used the name Vlachs when referring to ] in general. Later on, the meaning got narrower or just different. For example ] in ] is called Włochy. In ], '']'' is the name given to a part of their original territory. | ||
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| * ] - 75,000 (35,000 in the Serbian ] and other 40,000 in the Timok Valley) | * ] - 75,000 (35,000 in the Serbian ] and other 40,000 in the Timok Valley) | ||
| * ] - 20,000 | * ] - 20,000 | ||
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* ] - 70,000 (0.7% of the totla population) | ||
| * ] - 9,000 | * ] - 9,000 | ||
| ''']''' (speaking ]) are living as a minority in | ''']''' (speaking ]) are living as a minority in: | ||
| *Northern ] - between 700,000 and 1,200,000; mainly in the ] | *Northern ] - between 700,000 and 1,200,000; mainly 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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*] - 9695 (0.5% of the total population) | ||
| *] - between 100,000 and 400,000 | *] - between 100,000 and 400,000 | ||
| *] - about 50,000; mostly in ] | *] - about 50,000; mostly in ] | ||
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| * ''] - Vlachs from north of Danube'' | * ''] - Vlachs from north of Danube'' | ||
| * ''] - Vlachs from south of Danube'' | * ''] - Vlachs from south of Danube'' | ||
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Revision as of 03:24, 9 July 2004
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.
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).
The origin of the name is Germanic: the same origin led to the words Welsh and Walloons in other parts of Europe. Slavic peoples initially used the name Vlachs when 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.
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| Map of Balkans with regions inhabited by Romanians/Vlachs highlighted |
Romanians (also known as Daco-Romanians, speaking Romanian language) are living in
and as a minority in
- Ukraine - 500,000; in Southern Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
- Serbia and Montenegro - 75,000 (35,000 in the Serbian Banat and other 40,000 in the Timok Valley)
- Bulgaria - 20,000
- Hungary - 70,000 (0.7% of the totla population)
- Slovakia - 9,000
Aromanians (speaking Macedoromanian language) are living as a minority in:
- Northern Greece - between 700,000 and 1,200,000; mainly in the Pindus Mountains
- Note: the Greek government does not recognise any ethnic divisions, so there are no exact statistics. See Demographics of Greece.
- Republic of Macedonia - 9695 (0.5% of the total population)
- Albania - between 100,000 and 400,000
- Romania - about 50,000; mostly in Dobruja
- Bulgaria
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).
See also:
- List of Romanians - Vlachs of Romanian ethnicity
- List of Vlachs - Vlachs of Aromanian ethnicity
- History of Romania - Vlachs from north of Danube
- History of Vlachs - Vlachs from south of Danube