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Ilfov County. / 44.61; 26.12. Ilfov ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈilfov]) is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but, after the fall of Communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, which act like suburbs or satellites of 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 ...
Otopeni. / 44.55000°N 26.07000°E / 44.55000; 26.07000. Otopeni ( Romanian pronunciation: [otoˈpenʲ]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Buftea. / 44.57000°N 25.95000°E / 44.57000; 25.95000. Buftea ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbufte̯a]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town. The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei family are ...
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.
Pantelimon, Ilfov. / 44.450°N 26.200°E / 44.450; 26.200. Pantelimon ( Romanian pronunciation: [panteliˈmon]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The town — bordered to the west by the Romanian capital, Bucharest — has an area of 69 km 2 (27 sq mi). [3] Its name is derived from the Greek saint Panteleimon .
Grand Hotel Bucharest. / 44.4371°N 26.1022°E / 44.4371; 26.1022. The Grand Hotel Bucharest is a 24-story 87 m (285 ft) high-rise five-star hotel situated near University Square, Bucharest, in Sector 1. Opened in 1971 as the Inter-Continental Bucharest, it is a city landmark.
As of June 2016, there are 25 buildings under construction in Bucharest that are planned to rise over 50 m (164 ft) in height. The largest construction projects in the city are the Orhideea Towers, The Bridge and the Globalworth Campus. The Orhideea Towers is an under-construction dual tower complex comprising one 17-floor 85 m (279 ft) tall ...