Fierbinți-Târg
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Ialomița | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 41 ′ N , 26 ° 23 ′ E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 80 m | ||||
| Area : | 57.15 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 4,969 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 87 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 927115 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 43 | ||||
| License plate : | IL | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 3 districts / cadastral communities: Fierbinții de Jos , Fierbinții de Sus , Grecii de Jos | ||||
| Mayor : | Iuksel Iusein ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Cal. București, no. 56 loc. Fierbinți-Târg, jud. Ialomia, RO-927115 |
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| City Festival : | May | ||||
Fierbinți-Târg is a small town in Ialomița County in Romania .
Geographical location
Fierbinți-Târg lies on the edge of the Bărăgan steppe - part of the Wallachian Plain - on the right bank of the Ialomița river . The district capital Slobozia is located about 80 km east, the state capital Bucharest about 35 km southwest.
history
The oldest archaeological finds in the area of today's city date from the 2nd century BC. Fierbinți-Târg was first mentioned in 1620. At the end of the 17th century, the Wallachian prince Mihai Viteazul owned land here, and in the 18th and 19th centuries the noble Ghica family owned it .
In 1943, Fierbinți-Târg was connected to the Romanian railway network through the construction of the line from Bucharest to Făurei .
The most important branches of industry are agriculture, food processing and trade.
population
In 1930 there were around 5850 residents in the area of what is now the city, including around 50 Roma ; the rest were Romanians . The 2002 census counted 5253 inhabitants, including 5232 Romanians, 18 Roma, two Magyars and one Turk . Only about 1300 lived in Fierbinți-Târg itself, the rest in the three incorporated villages.
traffic
Fierbinți-Târg is on the railway line from Bucharest to Urziceni . In both directions there are currently (2009) around four local trains per day and direction. There are bus connections to Bucharest.
Attractions
- Căldărușani Monastery (17th century), about 10 kilometers to the west
- Dridu reservoir
- Church Sf. Maria (1754) in the district of Grecii de Jos
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ^ Website of the city, accessed on September 6, 2012 ( Memento of the original of February 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Map of the 1930 census, accessed June 25, 2009
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed June 25, 2009
- ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: NOMENCLATOR LOCALITATI Judetul: IALOMITA )
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