Border history · 1886–2023

Romania borders over time

CShapes records 10 changes to the borders of Romania between 1886 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 237,379 km², more than the 128,499 km² it covered in 1886. The largest single change came on June 4, 1920, when it gained about 102,785 km².

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Border changes
10
Area today
237,379 km²
Largest change
+102,785 km² (1920)
Status
Independent
September 7, 1940 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Romania's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. January 1, 1886 – August 9, 1913

    128,499 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1886

  2. August 10, 1913 – December 5, 1916

    136,186 km²+7,687 km²IndependentWorld map in 1914

  3. December 6, 1916 – May 6, 1918

    136,186 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1917

  4. May 7, 1918 – October 31, 1918

    128,499 km²−7,687 km²IndependentWorld map in 1918

  5. November 1, 1918 – September 9, 1919

    128,499 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1919

  6. September 10, 1919 – November 26, 1919

    141,248 km²+12,749 km²Independent

  7. November 27, 1919 – June 3, 1920

    148,935 km²+7,687 km²Independent

  8. June 4, 1920 – October 27, 1920

    251,720 km²+102,785 km²IndependentWorld map in 1920

  9. October 28, 1920 – June 27, 1940

    296,086 km²+44,366 km²IndependentWorld map in 1921

  10. June 28, 1940 – September 6, 1940

    245,067 km²−51,019 km²IndependentWorld map in 1940

  11. September 7, 1940 – present

    237,379 km²−7,688 km²IndependentWorld map in 1941

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Romania gains about 7,687 km² of territory.
  2. Romania loses about 7,687 km² of territory.
  3. Romania gains about 20,435 km² of territory in 2 separate changes during the year.
  4. Romania gains about 147,152 km² of territory in 2 separate changes during the year.
  5. Romania loses about 58,707 km² of territory in 2 separate changes during the year.