Giurgeni (Ialomița)

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Giurgeni
Giurgeni coat of arms (Ialomița)
Giurgeni (Ialomița) (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Great Wallachia
Circle : Ialomița
Coordinates : 44 ° 45 '  N , 27 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 44 '39 "  N , 27 ° 51' 24"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 10  m
Area : 127.97  km²
Residents : 1,507 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 12 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 927135
Telephone code : (+40) 02 43
License plate : IL
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Mayor : Valere Dinu ( PSD )
Postal address : St. Mihai Viteazul, no. 36
loc. Giurgeni, jud. Ialomia, RO-927135
Website :
Others
City Festival : Village Festival (August 15)

Giurgeni [ dʒiurˈdʒen ] is a municipality in Ialomița County in southeastern Romania .

Geographical location

Location of Giurgeni in Ialomița County

The municipality of Giurgeni is located in the extreme northeast of the Ialomița district. On the left bank of the Danube and on the European route European route 60 , the place Giurgeni is 22 kilometers northeast of the small town of Țăndărei ; the district capital Slobozia is located about 48 kilometers southwest of Giurgeni.

In the west of Giurgeni the wide plains of the Bărăgan steppe join. The huge municipality is very sparsely populated and consists only of the main town. Shortly before the village, the main arm of the Danube and the Borcea arm unite , before the Danube divides again a few kilometers downstream into the Cremenea arm and the Vâlciu arm .

history

Settlement of the region goes back to finds in the area of ​​the place - called La Mozacu by the locals - back to the Bronze Age . Due to its location, the community has often been hit by severe floods; the worst of these occurred in 1970. In this natural disaster, the district of Piua Pietrii , which was in the area of ​​the medieval town of Târgul de Ploci , was completely destroyed. According to many researchers, it was the hometown of the Romanian national hero Mihai Viteazul .

Today, the historical Ploci site is mainly used to excavate small decorative objects that are exhibited at the village festival.

economy

The most important industries in this rural region are cattle breeding and agriculture, with rice being grown in the wet Danube basin. Fishing and sports tourism are also the main sources of income for the municipality.

Due to the favorable sea connection over the Danube, further investors are to be attracted to the place in order to be able to finance various projects in the future. These include, for example, the expansion of the water supply and the construction of sports facilities and a rehabilitation center.

traffic

Giurgeni's Danube Bridge

The community is known for its Giurgeni – Vadu Oii Danube bridge , which, after it opened in 1971, is one of the oldest bridges in the region that are still used. It is 1,446 meters long and connects Giurgeni with the district of Vadu Oii in the neighboring municipality of Hârșova in the Constanța district .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  3. ↑ a b Mayor's Office of Giurgeni