Grădiștea is a commune in the northeastern part 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 ...

Muntenia Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...

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. It is composed of two villages, Grădiștea and Sitaru. Grădiștea was known as ''Greci'' until 1934, after its early inhabitants who sold Greek products. It is the site of

Căldărușani Monastery Căldărușani Monastery (Romanian: ''Mănăstirea Căldărușani'') is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in the town of Gruiu, Ilfov County, Romania, by the Căldărușani Lake. The monastery complex is listed as a historic monument and inclu ...

. The commune is situated in the

Wallachian Plain The Romanian Plain () is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain (). It is part of the larger Eurasian Steppe. It is located in the historical region of Wallachia, and bordered by ...

, at an altitude of , in what was once the

old-growth forest An old-growth forest or primary forest is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance. Due to this, old-growth forests exhibit unique ecological features. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio ...

known as

Codrii Vlăsiei Codrii Vlăsiei was an old-growth forest that once covered parts of southern Romania, including the territory of today's Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov County. The thick forests were used by Romanians as a retreat during the age of migrations ...

. It lies on the banks of the river

Vlăsia The Vlăsia is a left tributary of the river Cociovaliștea in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hunga ...

, which discharges into the

Cociovaliștea The Cociovaliștea is a right tributary of the river Ialomița in Romania. It discharges into the Ialomița in Fierbinți-Târg.

in . Grădiștea is located in the northeastern part of Ilfov County, from

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

, on the border with

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, t ...

. It borders

Nuci Nuci is a commune in the northeastern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "walnut trees" in Romanian. It is composed of five villages: Balta Neagră, Merii Petchii, Micșuneștii Mari, Micșuneștii-Moară, and Nuci. The commu ...

to the north,

Moara Vlăsiei Moara Vlăsiei is a commune in the northern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "Mill of Wallachia forest, and was called ''Căciulați'' until 1968, when its administrative center was moved from the village of Căciulați to M ...

and Dascălu to the west,

Petrăchioaia Petrăchioaia is a commune in the east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hung ...

to the south, and the town of

Fierbinți-Târg Fierbinți-Târg is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. The town administers three villages: Fierbinții de Jos, Fierbinții de Sus, and Grecii de Jos. The town is located in the western part of the county, bordering on Ilfov County. It ...

to the east. The commune is crossed by

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DJ101 and DJ200. The Greci halt serves the CFR Main Line 700, which connects Bucharest to

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and continues northeast towards the border with

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,231; of those, 93.04% were

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and 1.8%

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References

Communes in Ilfov County Localities in Muntenia Place names of Slavic origin in Romania {{Ilfov-geo-stub