Afumați is a commune in the east of

Ilfov County Ilfov () is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but, after the fall of Communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, which act like suburbs ...

, Muntenia,

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

, composed of a single village, Afumați. Its name is derived from the Romanian verb "a afuma", meaning to smoke food. The commune is located northeast of downtown

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, on the left bank of the river Pasărea. The ruins of the Princely Court of

Radu of Afumați Radu of Afumați (? – 2 January 1529) was Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between January 1522 and January 1529 (with intermittences in the first year, because he lost the throne between April–June and August–October 1522). He began his reign ...

Voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...

from 1522 to 1529, are located at the entrance in the commune. Afumați is traversed by the DN2 road, which connects Bucharest to

Urziceni Urziceni () is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, located around 60 km north-east of Bucharest. It has a population of 14,053: 93.1% Romanians, 4.6% Roma and 1.6% Hungarians. Demographics As the census of 2011 results show ...

. It is bordered on the north by Dascălu commune, on the west by

Ștefăneștii de Jos Ștefăneștii de Jos is a commune in the centre of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "Lower Ștefănești", derived from ''Ștefan'' (Stephan) and suffix -ești The suffix ''-ești'' (pronounced , sometimes changed to ''-ăști'' ) ...

commune, on the south by the town of Pantelimon, on the southeast by Găneasa commune, and on the northeast by

Petrăchioaia Petrăchioaia is a commune in the east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the no ...

commune. Stadionul Comunal is a multi-use stadium located in Afumați. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of the

CS Afumați Club Sportiv Afumați, commonly known as CS Afumați or simply as Afumați, is a Romanian football club based in Afumați, Ilfov County, currently playing in the Liga III. History CS Afumați was founded in 1996 and played in Liga IV until the ...

football club.

Natives

Constantin Nica Constantin "Costi" Nica (born 18 March 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career Dinamo București He made his debut for the first team on 5 May 2012, in a 1–0 Liga I loss against CFR Cluj. Atalanta Be ...

Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Olimpiu-Dumitru Popescu-Colibași (16 March 1912 – 2 March 1993), nicknamed Tata Pik, was a Romanian handball manager, rugby union player and author of books on sports. He had pioneered handball in the city of Brașov. Popescu-Colibași grad ...

References

Communes in Ilfov County Localities in Muntenia {{Ilfov-geo-stub