Feteşti

Feteşti

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Great Wallachia

Circle :

Ialomița

Coordinates :

44 ° 23 ' N , 27 ° 50' E Coordinates: 44 ° 22 '40 " N , 27 ° 50' 22" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

20 m

Area :

101.22 km²

Residents :

30,217 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

299 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

925100

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 43

License plate :

IL

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

Municipality

Structure :

3 districts / cadastral communities: Buliga , Feteşti-Gară , Vlaşca

Mayor :

Sorin Gafițoi ( PSD )

Postal address :

Călărași street, no. 554
loc. Feteşti, jud. Ialomița, RO-925100

Website :

www.primariafetesti.ro

Feteşti is a city in Ialomița County , in the Wallachian Plain , in Romania .

Geographical location

Feteşti - Romania

The city of Feteşti is located in the southern part of the Bărăgan - the so-called Bărăganul Ialomiței - on the left bank of the Brațul Borcea , a tributary of the Danube . Located in the southeast of the Ialomița district, the city is connected to the Romanian A2 motorway between Bucharest and Constanța and is therefore 61 kilometers away from the district capital Slobozia .

history

The place, formerly a Romanian Hörigendorf , was first mentioned in 1528 by Prince Radu de la Afumați as a market town . In 1868 it was made a community and (according to different statements) in 1934 or 1965 a city. 1995 Feteşti receives the status of a municipality ( Municipiu ).

The name of the place derives - according to the legend - from " satul cu fete " ("the village with the girls") with the reason: "The shepherds of Bărăgan came to this place to find their future wife".

population

In 2002, 33,294 or 34,594 inhabitants were registered in the city (according to different data); on January 1, 2009 - according to the 2002 census - approx. 3% more people were counted in the area of the municipality.

traffic

In addition to the Romanian A2 motorway, Feteşti is on the National Road Drum național 3B , a road connecting the city of Călăraşi ( Kr.Călăraşi ) - southwest of Feteşti - with the European route 60 (51 km), north of Feteşti. The city is also a railway junction on the Bucureşti – Constanța – Mangalia and Buzău – Feteşti railway lines . There is an airfield that the Romanian Air Force uses as Air Base 86 .

Attractions

The Anghel-Saligny Bridge - also called King Carol I Bridge - was built by the architect Anghel Saligny for the railway line from Feteşti to Cernavodă across the Danube and its Borcea arm . The 4087.95 meter long truss bridge was built for five years until it was inaugurated by King Carl I on November 26, 1890 .
The Balta Ialomiței is a swampy island on the lower reaches of the Danube between this and the Borcea arm.