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Batiștei Church
Batiștei Church ( ro, Biserica Batiștei) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 21 Batiștei Street, Bucharest, Romania. History On the site of the present church or immediately nearby, an earlier church with the same name was built under Matei Basarab (1632–1654), first mentioned in a document of 1660. According to Nicolae Iorga, the name comes from Baptista Vevelli (Romanianized as ''Batiște''), influential adviser to Radu Mihnea and possible ''Ktetor, ktitor''. Another theory holds that a cattle grazing area in the vicinity was beaten down (''bătătorit'') by their hooves, and that this designation produced the name for the surrounding neighborhood and its church. Bucharest was hit by an earthquake 1738 Vrancea earthquake, in 1738 and by a fire the following year; it is possible that the first church was destroyed at the time. In 1763, Manciu, ''vătaf'' (overseer) of butchers, together with his family and other locals, financed a new stone church in place of the prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sector 2 (Bucharest)
Sector 2 ( ro, Sectorul 2) is an administrative unit of Bucharest. Demographics Sector 2 is the city's most multicultural sector. In particular, it contains Romania's largest community of Chinese people, who mainly live in the districts of Colentina and Obor. Economy Air Bucharest has its head office in Sector 2. . Retrieved on 31 December 2010. "Address: Str. Amidonului Street, No. 28 , Sector 2, Postal Code 023808, București, Romania Address in Romanian : "Adresa: Str. Amidonului nr 28 , Sector 2, Cod poștal 023808, București, Romania." Boroughs *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |