Mogoșoaia is a commune in the west of

Ilfov County Ilfov () is the 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, which act like suburbs ...

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 seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in ...

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, a ...

, composed of a single village, Mogoșoaia. In late 17th century,

Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension A descendant of the Craiovești boyar family and heir through his grandfather Preda of a considerable part of Matei Ba ...

bought land here, and, between 1698 and 1702, he built the Mogoșoaia Palace.

Natives

Raul Costin Raul Rǎzvan Costin, (born 29 January 1985), was a Romanian footballer. His predominant position is central midfielder but he can also play in a more defensive role and also as a right back. He is best known for his simple distribution and long s ...

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