Slobozia

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Slobozia
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Slobozia (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Great Wallachia
Circle : Ialomița
Coordinates : 44 ° 34 '  N , 27 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 33 '54 "  N , 27 ° 21' 49"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Area : 132.87  km²
Residents : 45,891 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 345 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 9200xx
Telephone code : (+40) 02 43
License plate : IL
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : Municipality
Structure : Slobozia, Bora , Slobozia Nouă
Mayor : Adrian-Nicolae Mocioniu ( PSD )
Postal address : Str. Episcopiei nr.1
loc. Slobozia, județul Ialomița, RO-920023
Website :
Slobozia (red square) - Romania - Neighboring places: Călărași , Silistra ( Bulgaria ), Ploiești , Bucharest , Buzău

Slobozia [ sloboˈzja ] (German outdated: free city ) is a city in Romania and the district capital of Ialomița .

In 2003 it had about 52,600 inhabitants and is located on the Bărăgan plain, one of the warmest climates of Romania.

history

The city developed from and on the area of ​​the former village of Vaideei . This older name means something like "woe to them" ( vai de ei ). The current place name Slobozia comes from the Slavic word slobod and means "freedom". Since the city lies in the middle of a flat plain, it was defenseless against the invasion of Tatars and Ottomans . To encourage farmers to settle in Slobozia, some taxes were waived for them, hence the name "freedom".

economy

The main industries in the region are agriculture, processing of agricultural products, and light industry.

Culture

In 1990 a cultural center was inaugurated that bears the name of the conductor and composer Ionel Perlea . The building houses stages, exhibition rooms, bookshops and other cultural institutions. In 2000 Ionel Perlea was converted into a UNESCO cultural center.

The city is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași, founded in 1993 .

At the 2002 census, 97.6% of the population were ethnic Romanians and 2.2% were Roma. 98.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 0.4% were Seventh-day Adventists, and 0.2% were Roman Catholic.

Attractions

  • As part of a private amusement park, a wealthy investor built a 54-meter copy of the Eiffel Tower . A replica of the so-called Southfork Ranch from the American television series Dallas can also be seen there.
  • The Buna Vestire Cathedral , construction started in 1993, was inaugurated in 2004.
  • Sfinții Voievozi Monastery

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
  3. Slobozia Town Hall ( Memento of the original from 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. Official site (rum.) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sloboziail.ro