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Vitan, Bucharest. Vitan is a neighborhood in southeastern Bucharest, Romania, along the Dâmbovița River. It is located in Sector 3, and lies between the Titan, Dristor, Centrul Civic, Olteniței, and Berceni districts. According to Dimitrie Papazoglu [ ro], its name comes from the Vitan Plain, where the cattle of the townspeople once grazed ...
Bucharest is the eighth largest city in the European Union by population within city limits, behind Warsaw, Poland and one position ahead of Budapest, Hungary . Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and the richest capital and city in the region, having surpassed Budapest since 2017.
With a population of 393,226 people based on a July 2005 estimate, Sector 3 is the most populous sector in Bucharest. According to the 2002 census, 97.29% of the sector's population is Romanian, while 1.31% are Romani, 0.29% are Hungarian, and 0.15% are Turkish. In terms of gender, 53.6% of the population is female, while 46.4% is male.
Sector 1 (Bucharest) / 44.45389°N 26.073944°E / 44.45389; 26.073944. Sector 1 is an administrative unit of Bucharest located in the northern part of the city. It contains also the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. Sector 1 is thought to be the wealthiest sector in Bucharest. Like each of Bucharest sectors, there is a ...
Revolution Square, Bucharest. Coordinates: 44.44058°N 26.09646°E. Revolution Square ( Romanian: Piața Revoluției) is a square in central Bucharest, on Calea Victoriei. Known as Palace Square (Romanian: Piața Palatului) until 1989, it was renamed after the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 . The former Royal Palace (now the National ...
Piața Constituției. Coordinates: 44°25′38″N 26°05′30″E. Piața Constituției ( Romanian for "Constitution Square") is one of the largest squares in the centre of Bucharest, Romania. The square is standing face-to-face with the Palace of the Parliament (biggest building in Europe) and it is bisected by Bulevardul Unirii ( Union ...
The National Archives of Romania ( Romanian: Arhivele Naţionale ale României ), until 1996 the State Archives ( Arhivele Statului ), are the national archives of Romania, headquartered in Bucharest. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There are 42 regional branches, one in each county of Romania and one in Bucharest ...
The București – Ilfov development region ( pronunciation: [ b u k u ˈ r e ʃ tʲ ˈ i l f o v]) is a development region in Romania, encompassing the national capital, Bucharest, as well as the surrounding Ilfov County. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional ...