Bucharest
| Bucharest Bucureşti |
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| Eik-name(s): Paris o the East, Little Paris[1] | |||||
  Bucharest
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| Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°6′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E | |||||
| Kintra | Romanie | ||||
| Coonty | Nane1 | ||||
| First attestit | 1459 | ||||
| Govrenment | |||||
| - Mayor | Sorin Oprescu (Independent) | ||||
| Aurie[2][3] | |||||
| - Municipality | 228 km2 (88 sq mi) | ||||
| - Urban | 285 km2 (110 sq mi) | ||||
| Hicht | 55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft) | ||||
| Indwallers (2011 census)[4][5] | |||||
| - Municipality | 1,677,985 | ||||
| - Rank | 1st in Romanie | ||||
| - Densitie | 8,518.6/km2 (22,063.1/sq mi) | ||||
| - Urban | 1,930,000 | ||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||||
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Postal Code | 0xxxxx | ||||
| Aurie code(s) | +40 x1 | ||||
| Caur plate | B | ||||
| Wabsteid | Offeecial steid | ||||
| 1Romanie law stipulates that Bucharest haes a special admeenistrative status which is equal tae that o a coonty. | |||||
Bucharest (Romanie: București pronounced [bukuˈreʃtʲ] (
listen)) is the caipital ceety, cultural, industrial, an financial centre o Romanie. It is the lairgest ceety in Romanie, locatit in the sootheast o the kintra, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E, an lies on the banks o the Dâmbovița River.
Bucharest wis first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Syne then it haes gane through a variety o chynges, becomin the state caipital o Romanie in 1862 an steadily consolidatin its position as the centre o the Romanian mass media, cultur an airts. Its eclectic architectur is a mix o historical (neo-classical), interbellum (Bauhaus an Art Deco), Communist-era an modren. In the period atween the twa Warld Wars, the ceety's elegant airchitectur an the sophistication o its elite earned Bucharest the nickname o the "Little Paris o the East" (Micul Paris).[6] Although mony biggins an destricts in the historic centre wur damaged or destroyed bi war, earthquakes an Nicolae Ceaușescu's program o seestematization, mony survived. In recent years, the ceety haes been experiencin an economic an cultural boom.[7]
Accordin tae 1 Januar 2009 offeecial estimates, Bucharest proper haes a population o 1,944,367.[8] The urban aurie extends ayont the limits o Bucharest proper an haes a population o 2 million fowk.[3][9] Addin the satellite touns aroond the urban aurie, the metropolitan aurie o Bucharest haes a population o 2.15 million fowk.[5] Accordin tae unoffeecial data, the population is mair than 3 million.[10] Bucharest is the 6t lairgest ceety in the European Union bi population athin ceety limits.[11]
Economically, Bucharest is the maist prosperous ceety in Romanie[12] an is ane o the main industrial centres an transportation hubs o Eastren Europe. The ceety haes a broad range o convention facilities, educational facilities, cultural venues, shoppin arcades an recreational auries.
The ceety proper is admeenistratively kent as the Municipality o Bucharest (Municipiul București), an haes the same admrrnistrative level as a coonty, being further subdividit intae sax sectors.
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Etymology [edit]
The name o Bucur haes an uncertain oreegin: tradition connects the foondin o Bucharest wi the name o Bucur who wis either a prince, an ootlaw, a fisherman, a shepherd, or a hunter, accordin tae different legends.[13] In Romanian the wird stem bucur means 'glad', 'joy'.
The offeecial ceety name in full is The Municipality o Bucharest (Romanie: Municipiul București).
A native or resident o Bucharest is cried Bucharester (Romanie: bucureștean).
The name is relatit wi Romanian bucurie ("joy"), haein a cognate in Albanian, bukur ("bonnie") an aa Bukuresht ( It's bonnie ).
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns—Sister ceeties [edit]
Bucharest haes 20 twin touns an sister ceeties, as leetit belaw:[14]
| Kintra | Ceety | Date |
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Tirana | 2007[15] |
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Rio de Janeiro | 2002 [16] |
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São Paulo | 2000 [17][18] |
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Sofia | |
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Montreal[14] | |
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Beijing | 2005[19] |
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Nicosia | 2004 |
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Athens | 1993 |
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Amman | 1999 |
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Budapest | 1991 |
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Chişinău | |
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Lagos | |
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Manila[20] | |
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Moscow | |
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Ankara | 1998 |
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Istanbul | |
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Lunnon | |
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Atlanta | 1994 |
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Budapest | 1994 |
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References [edit]
- ↑ Paris of the east. The Irish Times (5 May 2009). Retrieved on 14 Apryle 2011. .
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedINSSE - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Urban Audit: Bucharest Profile. Retrieved on 14 Apryle 2011. .
- ↑ Bucharest, the small Paris of the East, on the Museums from Romania web site.
- ↑ Bucica, 2000, p.6.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedINSSER - ↑ (Inglis) XIX Meeting of METREX Network, Nürnberg, 15–18 June 2005. "Bucharest: Few expectations for urban development", page 29 (PDF). Archived from the original on 26 Februar 2008. . Retrieved on 7 Mairch 2007. .
- ↑ EVZ. Retrieved on 1 Juin 2009. .
- ↑ Largest cities of the European Union. Retrieved on 7 Mairch 2007. .
- ↑ PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global Regional Attractiveness Report Romania
- ↑ DEX online – Cautare: bucur. Dexonline.ro. Retrieved on 7 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Academy of Economic Studies – Short History of Bucharest. Ase.edu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 Mey 2008. . Retrieved on 31 Januar 2010. .
- ↑ Twinning Cities: International Relations (PDF). Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Retrieved on 23 Juin 2009. .
- ↑ http://pt.wikisource.org/wiki/Lei_Municipal_do_Rio_de_Janeiro_3467_de_2002
- ↑ Prefeitura.Sp – Descentralized Cooperation
- ↑ International Relations – São Paulo City Hall – Official Sister Cities
- ↑ Sister Cities. Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved on 23 Juin 2009. .
- ↑ Sister Cities of Manila. © 2008–2009 City Government of Manila. Retrieved on 2 Julie 2009. .
