Bulgaria–Romania border
| Bulgaria–Romania border Граница между България и Румъния Granița între Bulgaria și România | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Entities |  Bulgaria  Romania |
| Length | 631.3 kilometers |
| History | |
| Established | 1878 Signing of the Treaty of San Stefano at the end of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) |
| Current shape | 1940 Treaty of Craiova |
| Treaties | Treaty of San Stefano (1878) Treaty of Berlin (1878) Protocol of St. Petersburg (1913) Treaty of Bucharest (1913) Treaty of Bucharest (1918) Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine (1919) Treaty of Craiova (1940) Paris Peace Treaties (1947) |
The Bulgaria–Romania border (Bulgarian: Граница между България и Румъния, romanized: Granitsa mezhdu Bŭlgariya i Rumŭniya, Romanian: Graniță între Bulgaria și România) is the state border between Bulgaria and Romania.
For most of its length, the border follows the course of the lower Danube, up until the town of Silistra. From Silistra, the river continues north into the Romanian territory. East of that point, the land border passes through the historical region of Dobruja, dividing it into Northern Dobruja in Romania and Southern Dobruja in Bulgaria. The land border was first set in Article XLVI of the Treaty of San Stefano (signed in Berlin on July 13, 1878), as "a line starting from the east of Silistra and terminating on the Black Sea, south of Mangalia."[1]: 6 It was subsequently revised in several treaties, and eventually confirmed at the Paris Peace Treaties on February 10, 1947.[1]: 7
The Bulgaria–Romania border is an internal border of the European Union and both countries are part of the Schengen Area.
Border crossings[edit]
- Vidin–Calafat (New Europe Bridge): road, railway
- Oryahovo-Bechet: ferry
- Nikopol-Turnu Măgurele: ferry
- Svishtov-Zimnicea: ferry
- Ruse–Giurgiu (Danube Bridge): road, railway
- Silistra–Ostrov: road
- Kaynardzha–Lipnița: road[2]
- Krushari–Dobromir: road[3]
- Kardam–Negru Vodă: road, railway
- Durankulak–Vama Veche: road
Maps[edit]
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Bulgarian-Romanian border in Dobruja (in red) -
Border changes in Dobruja since 1878
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "International Boundary Study No. 53. Bulgaria – Romania (Rumania) Boundary" (PDF), library.law.fsu.edu, United States Department of State, June 30, 1965, retrieved July 10, 2024
- ^ "Romania, Bulgaria Open New Border Crossing". The New York Times. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "New border crossing point between Romania and Bulgaria". Romania Insider. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.