Fetești
Fetești () is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan Plain, on the of the Danube. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița County, after Slobozia. In 1895, the King Carol I railway bridge was built across the Danube to Cernavodă. A newer one was built in the 1980s as part of the Bucharest–Constanța A2 highway. History The settlement of Fetești was first mentioned in the year 1528, in a document released by the ruler of Wallachia, Radu of Afumați. In 1868 Fetești became a commune, in 1934 a city, and 61 years later, in 1995, it achieved the status of municipality. 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 o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A2 Motorway (Romania)
The A2 motorway (), also known as The Motorway of the Sun (), is a motorway in Romania which links Bucharest with Constanța, a city-port on the shore of the Black Sea, where it merges after an interchange into the A4 motorway. It is 206 km long, and has been operational on its entire length since November 2012. History The construction of the motorway between Bucharest and Constanța began in the communist era during Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime. The first section, from Fetești to Cernavodă (about 18 km), was opened on 21 November 1987, simultaneous to the new railway bridge and underwent a major rehabilitation in 2003. It crosses the Balta Ialomiței island and includes the Cernavodă Bridge complex system of motorway and railway bridges and viaducts over the Danube and one of its branches at Cernavodă. The motorway bridge passes under the historical railway bridge built by Anghel Saligny in 1895, while the new railway in use today separates the motorway road ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RoAF 86th Air Base
The Romanian Air Force 86th Air Base "Lieutenant Aviator Gheorghe Mociorniță" (), also known as Fetești or Borcea Air Base, is located in Communes of Romania, commune Borcea, Călărași County near the town of Fetești. It is currently the home of the 53rd Fighter Squadron "Warhawks", 53rd Fighter Squadron (operating General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-16 Fighting Falcons). The current commander of the base is ''General de flotilă aeriană'' Iulian Pațilea. History On the current grounds of the airbase, a military aerodrome was established in 1939 following an order of the General Staff. Known as the Cocargeaua aerodrome, it was to be used as a reserve landing and deployment base of the Royal Romanian Air Force during World War II. In 1940, wooden barracks, and fuel storage facilities were built on the airfield. Over the years, the name of the base varied between Cocargeaua, Bărăganu, Borcea, and Fetești. In February 1944, the 51st Fighter Squadron of the 5th Fighte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ialomița County
Ialomița County () is a county () 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 population, the largest minority being the Romani people (4.1%). Geography Ialomița County has a total area of . The county is situated in the Bărăgan Plain. The area is flat crossed by small rivers with small but deep valleys. Its eastern border is on the Danube. The Ialomița (river), Ialomița River crosses the county from West to East about the middle. The Danube is split around the Ialomița Pond into the Old Danube branch and the Borcea branch. Until 1940 (in the western part) and 1967 (in the eastern part) the county/plain was home of the great bustard (''dropie'' in Romanian language, Romanian), with large populations of this bird. The birds disappeared because of the massive village buildout and hunting them for food. Neighbours *Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cernavodă Bridge
The Cernavodă Bridge () is a complex of two freeway-railroad truss bridges in Romania, across the Danube River, connecting the cities of Cernavodă and Fetești, between the regions of Dobruja and Muntenia. Inaugurated in 1987, the bridges have a total length of , of which over the Danube at Cernavodă, and over the of the Danube, at Fetești. The Cernavodă Bridge lies on the A2 Sun Motorway, in the vicinity of the old Anghel Saligny Bridge. Across the railway bridge runs the CFR Line 800, connec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gheorghe Leonte
Gheorghe Leonte (born Fetești, 12 February 1963) is a former Romanian rugby union footballer. He played as a prop. Leonte first played for Steaua Bucuresti, until he moved to France, where he represented Miélan-Mirande and CS Vienne, the last team of his player career. He had 57 caps for Romania, scoring 4 tries, 19 points in aggregate, from 12 March 1984, in a 28-22 win over Scotland, in Bucharest, in a friendly match, to 3 June 1995, in a 42-3 defeat to Australia, in Stellenbosch, for the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. Leonte played in three Rugby World Cup finals, having 2 caps at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, 3 caps at the 1991 Rugby World Cup and 3 once again at the 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup (), was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in ..., never scoring. Honours *Steaua Bucuresti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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King Carol I Bridge
The Anghel Saligny Bridge (), formerly King Carol I Bridge, is a complex of two railroad truss bridges in Romania, across the Danube River and the Borcea branch of the Danube, connecting the regions of Muntenia and Dobruja. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. at constanta.djc.ro History The bridge complex was built between 1890 and 1895 over the , the branch of the Danube, and Balta Ialomiței island[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dănuț Dobre
Dănuț Dobre (born 20 February 1967) is a retired Romanian rower. Competing in different events he won four silver medals at two Olympics and two world championships between 1987 and 1992. After retiring from competitions in 1993, he worked in personal security, guarding Nicolae Văcăroiu, Ion Iliescu and Emil Constantinescu Emil Constantinescu (; born 19 November 1939) is a Romanian professor and politician, who served as the President of Romania, from 1996 to 2000. After the Romanian Revolution, Romanian Revolution of 1989, Constantinescu became a founding member ..., among others. References External links * * * 1967 births Living people Romanian male rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Romania Olympic medalists in rowing People from Fetești Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Romania World Rowing Championships medalists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgeta Pitică
Georgeta Pitică (married name Strugaru, 5 July 1930 - 13 October 2018), was a former Romanian international table tennis player. Table tennis career She won three World Championship medals; a gold medal in the doubles with Maria Alexandru and a bronze medal at the 1961 World Table Tennis Championships followed by a silver medal in the team event at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, bu ... References 1930 births 2018 deaths Romanian female table tennis players Place of birth missing Date of birth missing World Table Tennis Championships medalists People from Fetești Sportspeople from Ialomița County 20th-century Romanian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ion Mihăilescu
Ion Mihăilescu (born 27 March 1916; date of death unknown) was a Romanian footballer and manager. International career Ion Mihăilescu played 15 games at international level for Romania, including six matches at the 1947 and 1948 Balkan Cup editions. In 1949, in a friendly against Albania which ended with a 4–1 victory, Mihăilescu was the team's captain and coach. Honours Player Sportul Studențesc București *Cupa României runner-up: 1938–39 Manager Rapid București *Cupa României The Cupa României () is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania ... runner-up: 1960–61, 1961–62 Notes References External links * * * Ion Mihăilescu manager profileat Labtof.ro 1916 births Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Men's association football mid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 the final. Other achievements include gold medals at the Jeux de la Francophonie in 1994 and 1997 as well as gold medals at the Balkan Games in 1992 and 1997. His personal best throw is 67.08 metres, achieved in Snagov in May 1992 Costel Grasu is married to Nicoleta Grasu, née Grădinaru. Their son Ștefan Grasu is a professional basketball player. Achievements References * * 1967 births Living people Romanian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Romania People from Fetești Sportspeople from Ialomița County 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-athletics ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Petruș Gavrilă
Petruș Ionel Gavrilă (born 8 July 1988 in Fetești) is a Romanian sprint kayaker. In the men's K-4 1000 m event, he won a silver medal at the 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb (with Traian Neagu, Toni Ionel Ioneticu and Ștefan Vasile) and a bronze medal at the 2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Belgrade (also with Neagu, Ioneticu and Vasile). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's K-4 1000 metres, finishing in 8th place in the final with Traian Neagu, Toni Ioneticu and Ștefan Vasile. At the 2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ..., Gavrilă competed in the men's K-4 1000 metres, finishing in 9th place in the final with Daniel Burciu, Constantin Mironescu and Valentin Cameneschi. Referenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bărăgan Plain
The Bărăgan Plain ( ) is a steppe plain in south-eastern Romania. It makes up much of the eastern part of the Wallachian Plain. The region is known for its black soil and a rich humus, and is mostly a cereal-growing area. It is bounded on the south and east by the Danube, and in the North by the Buzău (river), Buzău and Călmățui (Brăila), Călmățui rivers, both tributaries of the Danube. The western limit is a line joining the cities of Buzău, Urziceni, Budești, and Oltenița. The plain practically covers Ialomița County, Ialomița and Călărași County, Călărași counties, extending into the southern portion of Buzău County, Buzău and Brăila County, Brăila counties. The city of Bucharest is not part of Bărăgan but is on the Codrii Vlăsiei, Vlăsiei Plain. Major urban centers * Brăila – 180,302 (2011) * Călărași – 65,181 (2011) * Slobozia – 48,241 (2011) * Fetești – 30,217 (2011) The cities of Buzău, Urziceni, and Oltenița border the Plains ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |