Bucharest - Romania

Bucharest is the capital city, industrial, cultural, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E / 44.4325; 26.10389Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E / 44.4325; 26.10389, and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River.

Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then it has gone through a variety of changes, becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862 and steadily consolidating its position as the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and arts. Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus and Art Deco), Communist-era and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of the "Little Paris of the East" (Micul Paris).Although many buildings and districts in the historic centre were damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes and Nicolae Ceaușescu's program of systematization, many survived. In recent years, the city has been experiencing an economic and cultural boom.

According to January 1, 2009 official estimates, Bucharest proper has a population of 1,944,367. The urban area extends beyond the limits of Bucharest proper and has a population of 2 million people. Adding the satellite towns around the urban area, the metropolitan area of Bucharest has a population of 2.15 million people. According to unofficial data, the population is more than 3 million. Bucharest is the 6th largest city in the European Union by population within city limits.

Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous in Romania and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of Eastern Europe. The city has a broad range of convention facilities, educational facilities, cultural venues, shopping arcades and recreational areas.

The city proper is administratively known as the Municipality of Bucharest (Municipiul București), and has the same administrative level as a county, being further subdivided into six sectors. ( source Wikipedia )

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[Maich3003]

jos Basescu!

[kaolla1990]

i never was there yet, but it seems beautiful. :)

greetings from Hungary, your "best" frends :D

[rocnel14]

@kaolla1990 I have no problem with hungarians and im romanian and i think you could be our best friends

[Quqism04]

Das ist schon...

[TheAdbacum]

bucurestiul e un oras frumos? hmm!

[96kindness]

Viva Romania ! :X

[tubbyboy1985]

@JOAOSALVADR LOL PORTUGAL.

[nagygyurisirina]

Romania is a beautiful country.Also is very big,the 7-th bigest in Europe-59 years of my life i spendet in Romania,and be sure,i regret to must change my country with other.The economic problems are coming from USA and isn't easy to stop.Not Obama,not other presidents could to stop now,is to late.The gypsies is a big problem to.They made the bad oppinions of other peoples about Romania.Once i will made a reportage with some gypsies,to see,what is the sight of this etnic about they life.

[JOAOSALVADR]

@nagygyurisirina The crisis is to destroy all the advanced economies of southern Europe. I'm not talking about rich but development. All western economies are more developed and modern than the eastern europe. I have some Romanian friends and did not think well call them gypsies. I was not speaking ill of romania, on the contrary. I was on holiday in romania a week and liked it. I did not want to offend anyone, because I think the video pretty much.

[nagygyurisirina]

@JOAOSALVADR You don't think about,Portugal and Romania,also Greece is on the same position now because the crisis?You don't think,the crisis will kill a lot of countries?Rich?no one is rich now.Also Spain is in a very bad economicly posistion.Yes,the big Spain.

Be carefoul,what you say.

[MegaWinnieGirl]

@JOAOSALVADR Does putting down other people make you feel better about yourself?

[MegaWinnieGirl]

Loos nice.