Moara Vlăsiei is a commune in the northern part of Ilfov County, Romania. Its name means "Mill of Wallachia[n forest]", and was called Căciulaţi until 1968, when its administrative center was moved from the village of Căciulaţi to Moara Vlăsiei (a village previously named Moara Săracă— the Poor Mill).
Population: 4,080
Latitude: 44° 38' 27.24" N
Longitude: 26° 12' 22.18" E
Henri Coandă International Airport (Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă) (IATA: OTP, ICAO: LROP) is Romania's busiest international airport, located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) northwest of the city of Bucharest, within Otopeni city limits.
…The National Arena (Romanian: Arena Națională) is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, in the Lia Manoliu National Sports Comple.
The Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. The largest party in Parliament with initially 63 seats in the Senate and 158 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, it also …
The University of Bucharest (Romanian: Universitatea din București), in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.
The National Museum of Art of Romania (Romanian: Muzeul Național de Artă al României) is located in the former royal palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest, completed in 1837. It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as w…
Arcul de Triumf is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest, on the Kiseleff Road.
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) (Romanian: Bursa de Valori București) is the stock exchange located in Bucharest, Romania. The total market capitalisation equals almost €30 billion ($33.5 billion) as of January 2015. By January 2015, there were 8…
Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu Airport (IATA: BBU, ICAO: LRBS) (largely known as Băneasa Airport or Bucharest City Airport) is located in Băneasa district, Bucharest, Romania, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) north of the city center.
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (Romanian: Academia de Studii Economice din București, abbreviated ASE) is a public university in Bucharest, Romania.
Snagov (population: 6,041) is a commune, located 40 km north of Bucharest in Ilfov County, Romania. According to the 2002 census, 99.2% of the population is ethnic Romanian. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermăneşti, Snagov, …
Calea Victoriei (Victory Avenue) is a major avenue in central Bucharest.
Herăstrău Park (Romanian: Parcul Herăstrău) is a large park on the northern side of Bucharest, Romania, around Lake Herăstrău, one of the lakes formed by the Colentina River.
Floreasca City Center is a multi-functional center with a shopping and entertainment complex as well as two office buildings in Bucharest. Floreasca City Center consists of a center for shopping, entertainment and business. The gross area amounts to…
Casa Presei Libere (The House of the Free Press) is a building in northern Bucharest, Romania, the tallest in the city between 1956 and 2007.
Biblioteca Naţională a României is the National Library of Romania.
TAROM Flight 3107 was a charter flight operated by a Boeing 737-300 that, on 30 December 2007, during the takeoff procedure, hit a service car carrying out repair work on lighting equipment on the runway at Henri Coandă International Airport in Otop…
Revolution Square (Romanian: Piața Revoluției) is a square in central Bucharest, on Calea Victoriei.
Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is the site of 47 high-rises, 30 of which stand taller than 30 metres (98 ft).