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Snagov is a commune, located north of Bucharest, in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermănești, Snagov, Tâncăbești, and Vlădiceasca. Snagov is a tourist and spa resort, but the necessary infrastructure has regressed after 1989. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,331.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
commune
Romanian subdivision.county
Ilfov
Romanian subdivision.name
Snagov
Romanian subdivision.image_flag
Flag of Snagov, Romania.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
Coat of arms of Snagov.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Flickr - fusion-of-horizons - Snagov (34).jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
The Snagov Monastery
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Snagov Ilfov.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Ilfov County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Mihai Anghel
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation
91
Romanian subdivision.area_total
88
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
077165
Romanian subdivision.area_code
+(40) 21

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Snagov
Located in
Ilfov County
Capital
Snagov
Population
8331
Area
88.000000
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Official website
primaria-snagov.ro
Image
Mănăstirea Snagov (Snagov Monastery).jpg
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postal code
077165
twinned administrative body
Sarkad
Commons category
Snagov commune, Ilfov
contains settlement
Vlădiceasca
different from
Lake Snagov
native label
Snagov
phone number
+40-213510642
street address
Comuna Snagov, satul Ghermănești, Șoseaua Ghermănești nr.49, județul Ilfov, cod poștal 077170
population by native language
4
email address
mailto:[email protected]
historical region
Muntenia
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Geography
  • History
  • Antiquity
  • Early medieval history and the feudal estate
  • The modern settlement
  • Tourism
  • Events
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns/sister cities
  • Notable sites
  • External links
  • References

Snagov is a commune, located north of Bucharest, in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermănești, Snagov, Tâncăbești, and Vlădiceasca. Snagov is a tourist and spa resort, but the necessary infrastructure has regressed after 1989. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,331.

== Name == The name "Snagov" is of Slavic origin, from the word sneg (meaning "snow"). The area of today's commune along with surrounding lands has had this name since at least 1408.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Snagov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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