Romania

Romania
Type:	Nation
Location:	Eastern Europe
First appearance:	Ghost Town
Appearances:	PROSE: Spiral Scratch AUDIO: Son of the Dragon, Project: Nirvana, Quicksilver, TV: The Power of the Doctor

Romania was a nation in eastern Europe. Parts of it had been formerly known as Transylvania.

History

Early history

The Principality of Wallachia, which would be part of Romania by the 1980s, was ruled by Vlad the Great, Dracula. and Radu. It was involved in conflict with the Ottoman Empire during Dracula's reign. (AUDIO: Son of the Dragon)

20th century

During World War II, Romania was invaded. (PROSE: Just War)

In 1942, a squadron of Soviet soldiers was sent into Nazi-controlled Romania. All but one man were killed by the Haemovores. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)

While making the 1976 portmanteau film Doctor Demonic's Tales of Terror, Nyssa claimed to be from Tardis. Sir Jack Merrivale believed that it was in Romania. (AUDIO: Special Features)

21st century

Romania as seen on a digital map of Europe. (TV: The Bounty Hunter)

In 2002, Sarah Jane Smith and Josh Townsend visited a remote Romanian village where an international peace conference was being held. (AUDIO: Ghost Town)

After being accidentally transported from 29,185 BC to Bromley in 2006, the Neanderthal Das adopted the name "Das Dimitru" and claimed to be from Romania. (PROSE: Only Human)

In 2015, the Seventh Doctor, Sally Morgan and Lysandra Aristedes fought Derleth in Romania. (AUDIO: Project: Nirvana)

In 2022, Tegan Jovanka was somewhere in Romania around the Carpathians investigating a group of mysteriously missing seismologists. (TV: The Power of the Doctor)