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    Brăila, Romania has historically been an important commercial center located on the Danube river since 1368. It served as a transfer point for goods from ports on the Black Sea and Mediterranean that were sold by merchants from Brașov. Brăila thrived economically due to its strategic location connecting Walachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania. However, it fell under Ottoman domination from 1538-1828, during which time its economic activities benefited the Ottoman Empire. After joining Walachia in 1829 following a war, Brăila gained status as a "free port" in 1836 which attracted foreign merchants and further economic growth. Its port continued expanding through the early 20th century, cementing

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    Brăila, Romania has historically been an important commercial center located on the Danube river since 1368. It served as a transfer point for goods from ports on the Black Sea and Mediterranean that were sold by merchants from Brașov. Brăila thrived economically due to its strategic location connecting Walachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania. However, it fell under Ottoman domination from 1538-1828, during which time its economic activities benefited the Ottoman Empire. After joining Walachia in 1829 following a war, Brăila gained status as a "free port" in 1836 which attracted foreign merchants and further economic growth. Its port continued expanding through the early 20th century, cementing

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    THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BRĂILA CITY IN ITS

    HISTORY
    Teacher: Mirela Iordache
    Liceul Pedagogic “D.P. Perpessicius”, Brăila, ROMÂNIA

    Historically recorded since January 20th 1368, located in a favorable natural setting,
    on the banks of the Danube, Brăila quickly became known as an important commercial center,
    a transfer point for products which were transported by ships from ports on the Black Sea and
    the shores of the Mediterranean. The fact that these Occidental products were sold by
    merchants from Brașov was recorded by the Greek chronicler Laonic Chalcocondil, in 1462,
    on the occasion of Mohamed II’s expedition against the Voivode of Walachia, Vlad Țepeș. In
    those days, „ Brăila was a city of the Dacians, where they trade more than in any other city of
    the country”.
    Numerous highways, connecting Brăila to different regions and cities of Walachia,
    Moldovia and Transylvania were known as the Brăila road or route. As great economic
    center, with a special strategic position, at the junction between two Romanian countries,
    Brăila was a perfect target for the expansion drive of the Ottoman Empire. The strategig port
    could create a connection with Dobrudgea, ruled by the Ottomans, and the presence of a
    military garrison in this region would discourage any ambitions of independece by the
    Romanian voivodes. That is why in 1538, on the occasion of an expedition against Moldavia’
    s voivode , Petru Rareș, Brăila was invaded by the Turks, and two years later, a Polish
    document speaks of the erection of a walled citadel.
    Although it was under Ottoman domination, economic life continued to develop, and
    Brăila turned into the supply area for the Empire’s Capital, and the large incomes gained
    from various commercial activities would not enter the treasury of the country, but go to the
    Sultan and his high officials.
    After 289 years of Ottoman domination, Brăila rejoined Walachia, after the Russian-
    Turkish war, 1828-1829, and ended with the Peace Treaty of Adrianople signed during
    September 2nd/14th,1829. Acording to the opening act of the 5th article of the Treaty, the
    Turkish citadels on the left bank of Danube together with the islands near this bank were
    rejoined with Walachia. The treaty also stipulated the freedom of navigation on the Danube
    and at sea, and meant the abolition of the Ottoman monopoly over Romanian goods. Soon
    Brăila benefited from a unique economic development in its history, by obtaining the statute
    of a „free port” in 1836.
    The large number of commercial transaction which were concluded in the port, as well
    as the possibility of making large and quick profits, attracted numerous foreign merchants-
    Bulgarians, Macedonians, Albanians, Greeks, as well as Frenchmen, Belgians, Austrians,
    Italians, Jews, and many Romanians from Transylvania, Brăila turned into a multi-ethnic
    society. Specializing in the export of grain, Brăila soon succeeded in permanently settling its
    rivalry with its neighboring port, Galați, and in strongly competing with Odessa.
    Part of the income received from commercial activities was used by the city authorities
    both for its rebuilding and modernization, and to enlarge some of the port capacity.
    Although the „free port” statute was later abolished, the port continued its growth and
    evolution, and, in 1911, it registered the peak value of exports in a single year, due to the
    many works of modernization of the port installations and the construction of additional
    docks. This construction included a complex a quays, wharfs, silos and warehouses, oil tanks,
    railroad tracks, roads, as well as a basin to shelter ships in the winter.

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