Giurgiu

Romania / Giurgiu /
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Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania in the region once called Vlaşca. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda. The rich corn-growing land to the north is traversed by a railway to Bucharest, the first line constructed in the United Principalities (later Kingdom of Romania), which was built in 1869 and afterwards extended to Smarda. Giurgiu exports timber, grain, salt and petroleum, and imports coal, iron, and textiles.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giurgiu
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Coordinates:   43°53'57"N   25°57'11"E

Comments

  • Intre 1923- 1952 facea parte din judetul Ilfov, cu resedinta la Bucuresti. Intre 1952-1968 (februarie) a existat 'raionul Giurgiu", in cadrul "regiunii Bucuresti". Intre 1968-ianuarie 1981 a facut parte din judetul Ilfov (resedinta la Bucuresti). In urma reorganizarii din ianuarie 1981, sunt infiintate judetele: Giurgiu, Calarasi si "Sectorul Agricol Ilfov", subordonat "Consiliului Popular al Municipiului Bucuresti"