Brănești is a commune in the far east of

Ilfov County Ilfov () is the Counties of Romania, 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, whi ...

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. Its name is derived from ''Bran'', a Romanian name, and the suffix

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. It is composed of four villages: Brănești, Islaz, Pasărea, and Vadu Anei. The commune is located east of downtown

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, on the border with

Călărași County Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2. * Romanians – 94.1% ...

. It lies on the left bank of the river Pasărea, which separates it from the town of Pantelimon and the commune

Cernica Cernica is a commune in the southeast part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,871 as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Bălăceanca, Căldăraru, Cernica, Poșta, and Tânganu. The commune is situated in the Wal ...

to the west. Brănești is traversed by the

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, which connects Bucharest to

Constanța Constanța (, , ) is a city in the Dobruja Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's Cities in Romania, fourth largest city and principal port on the Black ...

on the

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coast, and by

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DN3, which connects Bucharest to

Călărași Călărași (), the capital of Călărași County in the Muntenia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the banks of the Danube's Borcea branch, at about from the Bulgarian border and from Bucharest. It is one of six Romanian county se ...

and on to Constanța. County road DJ100 goes south towards Fundeni and northwest towards Găneasa, Afumați,

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'' ) ...

Tunari Tunari is a commune in the center of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "cannoneers" in Romanian. It is composed of two villages, Dimieni and Tunari. The commune is located in the central part of the county, at a distance of north o ...

, and

Otopeni Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city. H ...

. The commune also has several train stations that serve the CFR Line 800, which runs from Bucharest to the

coast. , dating from 1813, is located in Pasărea village. The Cătălin Hîldan Stadium was the home stadium of

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, a professional

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founded in 1968 and dissolved in 2012. Brănești has three high schools: the Traian Lalescu Theoretical High School, the Cezar Nicolau Technological High School, and the Theodor Pietraru Forest College.

Natives

Sorin Ispir Sorin Constantin Ispir (born 26 July 1988) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder.Alarmă înain ...

Eduard Pană Eduard Pană (born 28 May 1944 in Brăneşti) is a retired Romanian ice hockey player. For some years, he was the secretary-general of the Romanian Ice Hockey Federation. Pană was one of the best players in Europe during the 1970s. He particip ...

* Nicolae Zuluf

References

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