Moravian Wallachia

Moravian Wallachia (Czech: Vala?sko) is a mountainous region located in the easternmost part of Moravia, Czech Republic, near the Slovakian border. Now it is mostly the ethno-cultural region with its own dialect of Czech language, folkways and quite strong local feelings.

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Czech - Moravia - Czech Republic - Slovakia

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The name comes from the Romanian Vlach shepherds migrants that advanced along the Carpathians range between the 15th and 17th centuries. On their way they gradualy lost their original language with exception of some Romanian words they use in their Czech dialect, but they preserved more of their culture (especially folklore, songs and costumes) and economical customs, namely sheep breeding.

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Romanian - Vlach - Carpathians - 15th - 17th centuries

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