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Giurgiu
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Giurgiu (; ; ) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda. The rich grain-growing land to the north is traversed by a railway to Bucharest, the first line opened in Romania, which was built in 1869 and afterwards extended to Smarda. In the past, Giurgiu exported
Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania on the Danube River, serving as the administrative center of Giurgiu County and positioned across from the Bulgarian city of Ruse. The city has historical importance as a transportation hub, featuring one of Romania's first railways (built in 1869) connecting it to Bucharest and its port at Smarda, and it remains one of only six Romanian county seats located on the Danube.
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Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- municipality
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Giurgiu
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU GR Giurgiu CoA1.png
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Giurgiu city.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Giurgiu County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Adrian-Valentin Anghelescu
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PNL
- Romanian subdivision.term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 25
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 46.94
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 080011–080882
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- (+40) 02 46
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Giurgiu
- Population
- 68923
- Area
- 46.94
- Elevation
- 25.000000
- Official website
- www.primariagiurgiu.ro
- Image
- Str garii.JPG
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- Commons category
- Giurgiu
- postal code
- 080011–080882
- native label
- Giurgiu
- phone number
- +40-246215631
- street address
- Bulevardul Bucureşti, Nr. 49 - 51
- population by native language
- 17
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- inception
- 1403-09-23
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- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
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Giurgiu (; ; ) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda. The rich grain-growing land to the north is traversed by a railway to Bucharest, the first line opened in Romania, which was built in 1869 and afterwards extended to Smarda. In the past, Giurgiu exported timber, grain, salt and petroleum, and imported coal, iron, and textiles.
The Giurgiu-Ruse Friendship Bridge, in the shared Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube, crosses the river in the outskirts of the city.
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