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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 the ] river.


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 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 ]. ] 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.


<table align="right" width="370"> <tr><td align="center"> ] </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><small> ''Map of Balkans with regions inhabited by Romanians/Vlachs highlighted'' </small></td></tr></table> <table align="right" width="370"> <tr><td align="center"> ] </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><small> ''Map of ] with regions inhabited by Romanians/Vlachs highlighted'' </small></td></tr></table>


''']''' (also known as ''Daco-Romanians'', speaking ]) are living in ''']''' (also known as ''Daco-Romanians'', speaking ]) are living in
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*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 ].''
*] - 9,695 (0.5% of the total population) * ] - 9,695 (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 ]
*] * ]


''']''' (speaking ]) are living in the ] province of ], with a population of 12,000. ''']''' (speaking ]) are living in the ] province of ], with a population of 12,000.
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==See also:== ==See also:==

* ''] - Vlachs of Romanian ethnicity'' * ''] - Vlachs of Romanian ethnicity''
* ''] - Vlachs of Aromanian ethnicity'' * ''] - Vlachs of Aromanian ethnicity''
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== External links == == External links ==

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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 the Danube river.

They are 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.

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

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).

See also:

External links