Bulgaria–Romania border

The Bulgaria–Romania border (Bulgarian: Граница между България и Румъния, romanized: Granitsa mezhdu Bŭlgariya i Rumŭniya, Romanian: Frontiera între Bulgaria și România) is the state border between Bulgaria and Romania.

Bulgaria–Romania border
Граница между България и Румъния
Granița între Bulgaria și România
New Europe Bridge between Vidin/Bulgaria and Calafat/Romania
Characteristics
Entities Bulgaria  Romania
Length631.3 kilometers
History
Established1878
Signing of the Treaty of San Stefano at the end of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Current shape1940
Treaty of Craiova
TreatiesTreaty of San Stefano (1878)
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
Saint Petersburg Conference (1913)
Treaty of Bucharest (1913)
Treaty of Bucharest (1918)
Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine (1919)
Treaty of Craiova (1940)
Paris Peace Treaties (1947)

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 Bulgaria–Romania border is an internal border of the European Union. However, as of 2021 neither country is part of the Schengen Area. As a result, border controls are conducted between the two countries, albeit often jointly (once per crossing).

Border crossings

Maps
  • Bulgarian-Romanian border in Dobruja (in red)
  • Border changes in Dobruja since 1878

See also

References
  1. "Romania, Bulgaria Open New Border Crossing". The New York Times. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "New border crossing point between Romania and Bulgaria". Romania Insider. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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