What the records say
- When
- 7 Sep 1940
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Coordinates
- 43.76° N, 27.59° E
- Government
- Bulgaria
- Former government
- Romania
- History
- Bulgaria had lost southern Dobruja to Romania during the Balkan Wars, and southern Dobruja had been in Romania since 1913. The Treaty of Craiova, facilitated by Germany, restored southern Dobruja to Bulgaria.
- Source map
- Overview Map of Romania · 8/1940
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Treaty of Craiova
1940 territorial settlement between the kingdoms of Romania and Bulgaria
The Treaty of Craiova was signed on 7 September 1940 and ratified on 13 September 1940 by the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania. Under its terms, Romania ceded Southern Dobruja back to Bulgaria, which Romania had gained after the 1913 Second Balkan War. Bulgaria had to pay 1 million lei as compensation for the investment provided to the region by Romania.
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2 sources record it
- European Borders, World War II (1938–1945)Stanford Spatial History Lab (M. De Groot)Stanford Spatial History Lab: scholarly reuse, no commercial use
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War Project · names it “Romania → Bulgaria (cession)”Correlates of War: free use with citation
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