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13 Septembrie
13th of September () is a district in the south of Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ..., Romania in Sector 5 (Bucharest), Sector 5, close to the city center. History The name comes from the main street in the area: ''Calea 13 Septembrie'', which is named after the date of the of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution which was fought on the nearby Dealul Spirii between the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman troops and the Firemen division of Bucharest led by captain . The 13th of September is the Firefighter's Day in Romania since then. On the territory of the district were the former Uranus and Izvor neighborhoods, which disappeared in the 1980s, with the start of construction of the Palace of the Parliament during the Nicolae Ceaușescu era (see ''Ceaușima''). Landmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest Quarter 13 Septembrie
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
