Urziceni
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Ialomița | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 43 ' N , 26 ° 39' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 60 m | ||||
| Area : | 53.97 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 15,308 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 284 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 925300 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 43 | ||||
| License plate : | IL | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Mayor : | Constantin Sava ( PNL ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Calea Bucureşti, no. 104 loc. Urziceni, jud. Ialomița, RO-925300 |
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| City Festival : | May | ||||
Urziceni is a city in Ialomița County in Romania .
location
Urziceni is located in the Wallachian Plain on the Ialomița river , in the middle of the Bărăgan steppe. The district capital Slobozia is located about 65 km east, the state capital Bucharest 55 km southwest.
history
Urziceni was first mentioned in a document in 1596. In the context of increasing regional trading activities, it received the status of a market in 1831, a rural community in 1864 and a town in 1895. In the 20th century, industry developed so that Urziceni became an economic center in the sparsely populated region in southeast Romania. Main industries are the production of ceramics, ferrite , alcohol, soybean oil, plastics, textiles and furniture. In 1995 Urziceni was named a municipality .
population
In the 2002 census, the city was registered with 17,094 inhabitants, including 16,562 Romanians , 493 Roma and 11 Hungarians .
traffic
Urziceni is an important railway junction; from here lines to Bucharest, Ploieşti , Făurei and Țăndărei . There are good bus connections to the surrounding towns. The European roads 60 and 85 , which share on the western outskirts, run through Urziceni .
Sports
The Romanian football champions 2009 Unirea Urziceni was based in Urziceni. For the second half of 2011, the club was relocated to Chiajna in the neighboring district of Ilfov and finally dissolved that same year.
Personalities
- Roxana Dumitrescu (* 1967), fencer
- Alexandru Toma (1875-1954), writer
- Constantin Țoiu (1923–2012), writer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ www.dilemaveche.ro, accessed on December 9, 2008 ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 9, 2008
- ↑ ProSport: The merger between Urziceni and Chiajna cannot be achieved , from February 12, 2011 , accessed on January 15, 2013 (Romanian)
- ↑ Alexandru Toma on the website of the Romanian Academy
- ↑ Alex. Ștefănescu about Constantin Țoiu, in România literară 2002 ( memento of the original from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on February 8, 2014 (Romanian)
