Voluntari

Voluntari
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Ilfov
Coordinates :	44 ° 29 '  N , 26 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 28 '40 "  N , 26 ° 9' 20"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	37.40  km²
Residents :	42,944 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	1,148 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	077190
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 1
License plate :	IF
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Florentin-Costel Pandele (independent)
Postal address :	Bulevardul Voluntari, no. 74 loc. Voluntari, jud. Ilfov, RO-077190
Website :	www.primaria-voluntari.ro

Voluntari is a town in Ilfov County in Great Wallachia in Romania .

location

Voluntari is located on the northeastern outskirts of Bucharest . The center of the Romanian capital is about 6 km away.

history

Voluntari was founded after the First World War through the influx of war veterans. A few smaller villages in the area were incorporated and are no longer official districts.

Due to the proximity of the capital, Voluntari enjoyed a rapid upswing. After the Second World War , light industry developed . In the 1990s, Voluntari became the location of several wholesale markets.

In 2004 the place got the status of a city.

The name of the city means something like "volunteer" and is dedicated to those Romanians who left Transylvania between 1916 and 1918 to join the Romanian army to join their home in Romania.

population

According to the results of the 2002 census, about 97.5% of Voluntari is inhabited by Romanians . In addition, 505 people identified themselves as Roma . The remaining 220 inhabitants were distributed among numerous other nationalities (including 9 German).

traffic

The Bucharest – Constanța railway and European route 60 run through Voluntari . Pantelimon train station is located on the south-eastern outskirts of the city. There are good bus connections to Bucharest.

Attractions

• The church of Saint Ilie from the 18th century (in the incorporated town of Pipera)
• The monument to the "Volunteer Heroes" of the First World War

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ^ Website of the city of Voluntari, accessed on October 12, 2012
3. ↑ Results of the 2002 census