Romanians in Bulgaria

The Romanian minority in Bulgaria is concentrated in the northwestern part of the country, in Vidin Province, Vratsa Province and Pleven Province. They speak the Oltenian variety of the Romanian language. The Romanians from the Vidin Province are separated into 2 main groups: the "Dunăreni" (who live around the Danube river) and the "Pădureni" (who lived in the higher placed regions with many woods).In southwestern Bulgaria lives also a very small Aromanian population, such as in the village Peshtera. [ [http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/WorkingDocs/doc97/edoc7728.htm Aromanians ] ] The territory where the Romanians from Bulgaria live never belonged to Romania and most of them declare themselves "vlasi" (= Vlachs) when asked in Bulgarian (e.g. on the census), though they use the self-designation "rumân" (= Rumanians) in their language.The Romanians in Bulgaria are not recognized as a national minority, but as en ethnic group and they don't enjoy ethnic rights in schools and churches since the Interwar period. [ [http://www.tomrad.ro/istorie/dobrogea/bulgariaro.html Romanii Din Bulgaria ] ]

Census figures

# The 2001 census shows 10,566 Vlachs. Most of the Vlachs (Romanians) are Romanian-speakers, but the figure includes some Aromanian-speakers as well.

ee also

*Bulgarianisation

References

* Gheorghe Zbuchea, Cezar Dobre, "Românii timoceni", Bucharest, 2005 ISBN 973-86782-2-6

External links

in Romanian

* [http://www.tomrad.ro/istorie/dobrogea/bulgariaro.html Românii din Bulgaria]
* [http://www.jurnalul.ro/articole/8854/35-de-sate-de-romani-de-mana-a-doua 35 de sate de români de "mâna a doua"]
* [http://www.jurnalul.ro/articole/8945/romana-limba-de-circulatie-internationala Romana, limba de circulaţie internaţională]
* [http://www.jurnalul.ro/articole/9017/limba-romana-moare-pe-malul-bulgaresc Limba română moare pe malul bulgăresc]
* [http://www.expres.ro/article.php?artid=287784 "Oltenii" din Bulgaria]
* [http://www.formula-as.ro/2007/774/spectator-38/dr-ivo-gheorghiev-8071 Interviu cu Ivo Gheorghiev, preşedintele Uniunii Etnicilor Români din Bulgaria]
* [http://www.magazinistoric.itcnet.ro/?module=displaystory&story_id=872&format=html Coloniştii români timoceni din Cadrilater]
* [http://www.crestinortodox.ro/module.php?module=newsannounce&catid=24&item=310 Articol despre mănăstirea Bacikovo]
* [http://www.curierulnational.ro/Specializat/2003-09-06/Zilele+folclorului+romanesc+in+Bulgaria Zilele folclorului românesc în Bulgaria]
* [http://www.divers.ro/eveniment_ro?wid=37453&func=viewSubmission&sid=6418 Etnicii românii din Bulgaria cer sprijinul Consiliului Europei]

in English

* [http://www.eliznik.org.uk/Bulgaria/history/vlach-bulgaria.htm Eliznik page]