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Description: capital and largest city of Romania; Categories: municipality of Romania, capital city, first-level administrative division, big city, college town, largest city and locality; Location: Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe; View on OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 44°25′57″N26°6′14″E44.43250°N 26.10389°E. Not to be confused with Budapest. Bucharest ( UK: / ˌbuːkəˈrɛst / BOO-kə-REST, US: / ˈbuːkərɛst / -rest; Romanian: București [bukuˈreʃtʲ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania.
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- 55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft)
- Romania
- Municipality of Bucharest
Apr 26, 2024 · Bucharest, city and municipality, the economic, administrative, and cultural centre of Romania. It lies in the middle of the Romanian plain, on the banks of the Dâmbovița, a small northern tributary of the Danube.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 13, 2024 · A guide to Bucharest, Romania's underrated capital. With rewilded green spaces, forward-thinking galleries and art deco boulevards made for strolling, Romania’s capital promises an intriguing...
- Sam Kemp
- Naming of The City
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- History
The name “Bucharest”, or “Bucuresti” in Romanian, is of unknown origin. There are different theories as to where the name comes from, but there have been no universal consensus. Some believe that the name originates from the word “Bucurie”, which is of Thracian-Geto-Dacian origin and meant “joy”. In the Albanian language, the word “bucur” means “be...
According to tradition, Bucharest is said to have seven hills, just like Rome. In fact, the name “Romania” means “Land of the Romans”. The Romanian capital is situated in the southern part of the country, not too far from its border with Bulgariato the south. It sits on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River, in the southeastern corner of the Romanian Pl...
Bucharest is politically divided into six administrative sectors, which are spread radially from the city center. One reason that the sectors are spread radially is the city’s round shape. In fact, the city spreads out in a circle from what is known as Kilometer Zero, which is located in the center of the city, and is marked by a monument located i...
Bucharest is the most industrialized city in Romania. About one fifth of the country’s entire gross domestic product (GDP) comes from the country’s capital, as does a quarter of the country’s industrial production, even though the city’s population contains only 9% of Romania’s population. Bucharest’s economy is based primarily on industry and serv...
The area that now constitutes Bucharest has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, but there was no major city in the area until the Middle Ages. According to the legend, a man named Bucur founded the city. There is another theory, however, that the city was founded by a prince named Radu Negru, who was the ruler of Wallachia in the late 13th ce...
Maps. Bucharest Fast Facts. Location: Southern Romania. Elevation: 190 - 295 ft (55 - 90 m) Area: 88 sq.miles (228 sq.km); Metropolitan area: 590 sq.miles (1,530 sq.km) Inhabited since: 500 BC. First documented: 1459 AD. Capital city since: 1659. Population: 2.4 million.
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