Alexandria (Romania)
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Teleorman | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 59 ' N , 25 ° 20' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 41 m | ||||
| Area : | 9.56 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 45,434 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 4,753 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 140030 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 47 | ||||
| License plate : | TR | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Mayor : | Victor Drăgușin ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | St. Dunării, no. 129 Alexandria, RO-140030 |
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Alexandria ( ) is a city in Romania and the capital of Teleorman County . It is located south of Bucharest near the border with Bulgaria . The city is located on the right bank of the Vedea River , about 35 kilometers (as the crow flies) north of the Danube .
history
The place was founded at the beginning of the 19th century by residents from Mavrodin and Zimnicea . In 1834, designed according to plans by Moritz von Ott (also incorrectly named Otto von Moritz) - who also planned the cities of Brăila and Giurgiu as well as in Turnu Severin with Xavier Villacrosse - the place was named after the gospodar Alexandru Ghica , who issued the charter in 1834 . Ghica's remains are kept in a sarcophagus in Sfântul Alexandru Cathedral . In 1968, after the re-establishment of today's Teleorman district, Alexandria became its capital and in 1979 it became a municipality .
In 1900 the city had 13,675 inhabitants.
Economic policy
The most important branch of the city is agriculture, it is considered a regional center. There are several mills and other food processing facilities. There are also companies involved in the production of building materials, chemicals and rubber processing.
In 2016 Alexandria had 21 council members (Consilierii Locali) with the following mandates on the local council:
Attractions
- The episcopal cathedral Sfântul Alexandru was built from 1869 to 1898.
- The Museum of History was opened in 1952 and in 1997 it was converted into a three-story building with an exhibition area of 2000 m².
Town twinning
Alexandria has had a twinning relationship with the city of Morlaix in France since 2007.
sons and daughters of the town
- Cătălin Botezatu (* 1966), designer
- Daniel Tudor (* 1974), football player
- Sorin Paraschiv (* 1981), football player
- Alin Toșca (* 1993), football player
See also
Web links
- Map of Alexandria
- Development strategy Alexandria 2014 - 2024 (Romanian; PDF; 30.6 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
- ↑ Moritz von Ott, born in Bartokezi in 1785 , trained as a geometer in Sibiu , worked in Wallachia from around 1818, source: Arhiva de architectura
- ↑ Information on the city's website , accessed on September 7, 2012.
- ↑ Information on the city's website , accessed on September 27, 2017.
- ↑ View of the Sfântul Alexandru basilica
- ↑ Presentation of the cathedral at crestinortodox.ro, accessed on September 7, 2012
- ↑ Information on the city's website , accessed on September 27, 2017.
