The Ialomița ( ro, râul Ialomița ) is a river of Southern
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 ...
. It rises from the
Bucegi Mountains in the
Carpathians
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The range stretches ...
. It discharges into the Borcea branch of the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
in
Giurgeni
Giurgeni is a commune located on the left bank of the Danube, in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Giurgeni.
Giurgeni is linked with Vadu Oii–Hârșova over the Danube via the Giurgeni–Vadu Oii Bridge ...
.
Ialomita
e-calauza.ro It is long, and its basin area is . Its average discharge at the mouth is . Ialomița County
Ialomița County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.
Demographics
In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2.
Romanians make up 95.6% of the popula ...
takes its name from this river.
The upper reach of the river is sometimes known as ''Valea Obârșiei'' or ''Obârșia Ialomiței''.
Localities
The following localities are situated along the river Ialomița, from source to mouth: Moroeni, Pietroșița
Pietroșița is a commune in Dâmbovița 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 north, H ...
, Fieni, Pucioasa
Pucioasa () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers six villages: Bela, Diaconești, Glodeni, Malurile, Miculești and Pucioasa-Sat.
The town is located on the middle course of the Ialomița River, north of Târgovi ...
, Doicești, Aninoasa
Aninoasa ( hu, Aninósza or ''Aninószabányatelep'') is a town in Hunedoara County in the Transylvania region of Romania. The town is located in Jiu Valley, which is a coal basin, and many of the towns residents are coal miners. Most of the ...
, Târgoviște
Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River.
Târgoviște was one of the ...
, Răzvad, Comișani, Băleni, Finta, Cojasca, Poienarii Burchii, Fierbinți-Târg, Dridu, 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 ...
, Manasia, Alexeni, Ion Roată, Sfăntu Gheorghe, Balaciu, Căzănești
Căzănești is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated on the left bank of the river Ialomița, 30 km west of Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 48, ...
, Ciochina, Andrășești, Perieți, Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 48,241 in 2011.
Etymology
Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...
, Cosâmbești, Bucu
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, Sudiți and Țăndărei
Țăndărei () is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 12,000. The town is located on the Bărăgan Plain, on the left bank of the Ialomița River. It was declared a town in 1968. It is crossed by the national road D ...
.
The largest cities along the Ialomița are Târgoviște
Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River.
Târgoviște was one of the ...
and Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 48,241 in 2011.
Etymology
Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...
.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Ialomița (from source to mouth):
*Left: Valea Șugărilor, Cocora, Lăptici, Scândurari, Blana, Nucet, Oboarele, Scropoasa, Orzea, Brândușa, Gâlma, Ialomicioara (I), Rușeț, Bizdidel, Slănic de Răzvad, Slănic, Pâscov, Crivăț, Cricovul Dulce, Prahova, Sărata, Cotorca, Sărățuica, Fundata
Fundata (german: Fundatten; hu, Fundáta) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania, in the historic region of Transylvania. It is composed of three villages: Fundata, Fundățica (''Kleinkertzberg''; ''Kisfundáta''), and Șirnea (''Schirnen''; '' ...
, Valea Lată Sărată
*Right: Valea Doamnelor, Valea Sucheniței, Horoaba, Coteanu, Valea Văcăriei, Tătaru, Gâlgoiu, Mircea, Bolboci, Lucăcilă, Zănoaga, Valea Cabanierului, Brătei, Izvorul Rătei, Raciu, Valea Doicii, Seciul cu Colți, Voivodeni, Țâța, Ialomicioara (II), Vulcana
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, Izvor, Racovița, Sticlărie, Snagov
Snagov (population: 7,272) is a commune, located north of Bucharest, in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. According to the 2011 census, 92% of the population is ethnic Romanian. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermăneșt ...
, Cociovaliștea
The Cociovaliștea is a right tributary of the river Ialomița in Romania. It discharges into the Ialomița in Fierbinți-Târg. , Comana
Lakes and dams
* Lake Scropoasa
History
Th
Naparis River
mentioned i
Histories Book 4
is likely the modern Ialomița. The Naparis was one of five Scythian Rivers listed by Herodotus which began in Scythia and fed into the Danube.
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Prahova County
Rivers of Dâmbovița County
Rivers of Ilfov County
Rivers of Ialomița County
Place names of Slavic origin in Romania
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