Periş is a commune in the far northwestern corner of Ilfov county, Romania. The population of Periş, in 2002, was 7,151, with a total of 2,800 households (average household size—2.6 persons). In Romanian, its name means "a place where pear trees grow". The commune is composed of three villages: Bălteni, Buriaş and Periş.
Population: 7,235
Latitude: 44° 41' 4.99" N
Longitude: 26° 00' 50.00" 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.
…Arcul de Triumf is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest, on the Kiseleff Road.
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.
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, …
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.
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…
The Village Museum (Muzeul Satului in Romanian) is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herăstrău Park (Bucharest, Romania), showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 272 authentic pe…
Mogoșoaia Palace (in Romanian: Palatul Mogoșoaia, pronounced [paˈlatul moɡoˈʃo̯aja]) is situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest, Romania. It was built between 1698-1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style o…
Chiajna is a commune in the south-west of Ilfov County, Romania, immediately west of the capital, Bucharest.
Romexpo is an indoor arena in Bucharest, Romania. The arena is used mostly for exhibitions, but it is also used for hosting concerts and indoor sports. The location is very similar with the Tokyo Dome.
Pipera is a district of Voluntari city, situated in the north part of Bucharest, Romania.
Brazi is a commune in Prahova County, Romania.
Șoseaua Kiseleff (Kiseleff Road) is a major road in Bucharest, Romania. The boulevard runs as a northward continuation of Calea Victoriei.
Dâmbovița Center is an unfinished Romanian building in Bucharest, Romania, near Cotroceni, on the shore of the Dâmboviţa River. It was erected during the late 1980s by the Communist regime over the terrain which used to be the Bucharest Hippodrome b…
Stadionul Naţional de Rugby Arcul de Triumf (Arch of Triumph National Rugby Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania.
The Romanian-American University (Romanian: Universitatea Româno-Americană) is a private university in Bucharest, Romania, which offers courses and degrees in English. It was founded by Ion Smedescu.