Bragadiru

This article describes the city of Bragadiru in Ilfov County (Romania). For the parish of the same name in Teleorman County, see Bragadiru (Teleorman) .

Bragadiru
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Ilfov
Coordinates :	44 ° 22 '  N , 25 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 22 '10 "  N , 25 ° 58' 31"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	90  m
Area :	21.79  km²
Residents :	15,329 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	703 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	077025
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 1
License plate :	IF
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Vasile Cimpoeru ( PNL )
Postal address :	SOS. Alexandriei, no. 249 loc. Bragadiru, jud. Ilfov, RO-077025
Website :	www.primariaorasbragadiru.ro

Bragadiru is a city in Ilfov County in Romania .

location

Bragadiru is located in the Wallachian Plain , on the southwestern outskirts of Bucharest . The center of the Romanian capital is about 12 km away.

history

Bragadiru is a young settlement that was first mentioned in a document in 1830. From 1866 onwards, it was essentially shaped by a beer brewery. This belonged to the entrepreneur Dumitru Marinescu (1842-1915), who gave the brewery the name of the place and later called himself Dumitru Marinescu Bragadiru. He bought land in the village and financed the construction of the town hall, a school and a church. From his villa he had the first telephone line in Romania laid to another brewery in Bucharest that he owned. He initiated the construction of apartments for his employees, a cinema and other leisure facilities.

After the Second World War, the Bragadiru family's brewery and other real estate were nationalized. The place developed into a suburb typical for the area around Bucharest. In December 2005, Bragadiru was officially declared a city.

The brewery went bankrupt after the 1989 revolution . Some of the expropriated buildings were returned to the Bragadiru family. The most important economic sectors are the construction industry as well as trade and services. A confectionery factory and a pharmaceutical company settled there . Around 60% of employees commute to Bucharest every day.

population

At the 2002 census, Bragadiru had 8,165 people, including 8018 Romanians and 119 Roma .

traffic

Bragadiru is not far from the railway ring around Bucharest, but does not have a train station. The city is connected to Bucharest's public transport system via bus lines .

Attractions

• Archaeological sites from the Dacian era

Web links

Commons : Bragadiru  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ^ Website of the Ilfov district, accessed on February 10, 2009 ( Memento of October 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Bragadiru Family Legacy at EVZ.ro from March 2, 2006, accessed on February 10, 2009 (English)
4. ↑ Bragadiru, orasul fara someri tineri , at EVZ.ro from April 7, 2007, accessed on February 10, 2009 (Romanian)
5. ↑ 2002 census, accessed February 10, 2009