Vicina (town)

The earliest reference to Vicina (Greek Βιτζίνα, Bitzina) is found in the Alexiad, written in 1148 by Anna Comnena, which described events from late 11th century.

[2] The Mongol conquests led to a period of peace and stability (the so-called Pax Mongolica) which favored trade.

[4] The Genoese bought cereals, wax, fish and hides (which were produced in the Danubian regions and the Mongol-ruled steppes)[5] and sold manufactured products such as Lombard cloth[1] and linen, as well as spices,[4] servicing the territories of Wallachia and Moldavia even before the founding of the states, as well as the Knyazate of Halych.

[6] At the end of the 14th century, Vicina was under Byzantine control, and according to a document from 1337-1338, it was ruled by "infamous heathens", presumably Mongols, Turks or Tatars.

They call the first Turbo, the second Danubio, the third Dacia, the fourth Drinago, the fifth Pinga, the sixth Raba, the seventh Rabesa, the eighth Ur, the ninth Vecine.