Bessarabia facts for kids
Bessarabia is a historical region in Eastern Europe. It is located between the countries of Romania and Ukraine. To its east is the Dniester River, and to its west is the Prut River.
Over time, Bessarabia has been part of different countries. In the 1800s, it was sometimes part of Romania and sometimes part of the Russian Empire. For much of the early 1900s, it was again part of Romania. After 1944, the Soviet Union took control of the region. Today, most of Bessarabia is part of the country called the Republic of Moldova.
Images for kids
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Map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clark's 1927 book Bessarabia, Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea
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Map of Bessarabia within Moldavia through time
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According to one theory, the region's name originated from the Wallachian rule during the late 14th century (1390 map).
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Most of Bessarabia was for centuries part of the principality of Moldavia (1800 map).
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Akkerman fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine) was one of the many important castles in Bessarabia.
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The Moldavian–Russian boundary between 1856/1857 and 1878
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Declaration of unification of Romania and Bessarabia
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Bessarabia (pale purple) and the other historical regions of Romania between 1918 and 1940.
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Ethnic map of the Kingdom of Romania per the 1930 census
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Administrative map of the Bessarabia Governorate in February 1942
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Ethnic composition of the Bessarabia Governorate according to the 1941 census, after the Romanian authorities had "cleansed" the Jewish population
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Ethnic map of Bessarabia in 1930
See also
In Spanish: Besarabia para niños
