Muntenia (, also known in English as
Greater Wallachia) is a historical province of
Romania, usually considered
Wallachia-proper (
Muntenia,
Țara Românească, and the seldom used
Valahia are
synonyms in
Romanian). It is situated between the
Danube (south and east), the
Carpathian Mountains (the
Transylvanian Alps branch) and
Moldavia (both north), and the
Olt River to the west. The latter river is the border between Muntenia and
Oltenia (or
Lesser Wallachia). Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the rivers
Milcov and
Siret.