Fetești () is a

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. It is located in the

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, on the of the

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. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița County, after

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. In 1895, the King Carol I railway bridge was built across the Danube to

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. A newer one was built in the 1980s as part of the

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A2 highway.

History

The settlement of Fetești was first mentioned in the year 1528, in a document released by the ruler of

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, Radu of Afumați. In 1868 Fetești became a commune, in 1934 a city, and 61 years later, in 1995, it achieved the status of

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. In the course of time, Fetești has evolved to an important crossroads and industrial center.

Structure

The city is composed of four neighbourhoods: Fetești-Oraș, Fetești-Gară, Buliga, and Vlașca; formally, the last three are separate villages. Fetești-Gară has a population of over 20,000 inhabitants, and it is considered to be the center of Fetești.

Natives

* Dănuț Dobre (born 1967), rower * Petruș Gavrilă (born 1988), canoeist *

Costel Grasu Costel Grasu (born 5 June 1967 in Fetești, Ialomița County, Ialomița) is a Romanian discus thrower. He is perhaps best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, without reaching ...

(born 1967), discus thrower * Gheorghe Leonte (born 1963), rugby union player * Ion Mihăilescu (1916 – ?), footballer and manager * Georgeta Pitică (1930 – 2018), international table tennis player

Education

There are 7 schools and 3 high-schools in the city.

References

Populated places on the Danube Populated places in Ialomița County Localities in Muntenia Cities in Romania {{Ialomiţa-geo-stub

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