Oficiali consulari străini în portul Brăila (1900 - 1939)
Foreign consular officials at the Braila port (1900 – 1939)

Summary/Abstract: The second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century were marked by the particular interest of numerous states in the economic and geostrategic potential of the Romanian ports at the Danube River, especially Braila and Galați, that became actual ”economic hubs” for the existent commercial exchanges. At the beginning of the 20th century, Braila ensured almost 20% of Romania’s imports being the most transited riverport for cereal commerce. Between 1900 and 1939, Braila was also the centre of numerous consular representations from various states interested in exploring the economic and political opportunities the Romanian segment of the Danube had to offer. In this period, the Danube River port was the headquarter of no less than 10 consular representations (Great Britain, Greece, Austria, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Serbia, Turkey and Holland) with a total of 61 officials. The most numerous consular representations belonged to Greece and Italy.

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