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Sector 1 is an administrative unit of Bucharest located in the northern part of the city. It contains also the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera . Sector 1 is thought to be the wealthiest sector in Bucharest.
1 Mai; 23 August; Tudor Vladimirescu; Nicolae Bălcescu; V.I. Lenin; Gh. Gheorghiu Dej (later 16 Februarie) Grivița Roșie; In 1968, the raions became sectors, their names replaced by cardinal numbers. In 1979, Sector 8 was merged into Sector 1 and Sector 2 into Sector 3, yielding the present six sectors. [1]
Bucurestii Noi on the map of Bucharest A house in Strada Durău An apartment block in Bucureștii Noi, Sector 1. Bucureștii Noi ( Romanian: [bukuˌreʃtij ˈnoj] , New Bucharest ) is a district situated in the north-west of Bucharest , Romania , in Sector 1 .
[1] Starting with the 1960s, the nomenklatura began building large mansions, with many rooms, parks, and swimming pools. [ 1 ] For instance, Alexandru Drăghici built a villa on the banks of Lake Herăstrău , which, after Drăghici fell out of favour with the leaders, was later converted into the Primăverii Palace and used for heads of state ...
The avenue in 1923 Calea Victoriei in 1935. On left is Hotel Capitol and on right is the Casa Capșa.The tall building is the Telephone Palace.. Initially, the road was known as Ulița Mare (Large Street), [1] also known as Drumul Brașovului (Brașov Road), being part of the trade route between Bucharest and the city of Brașov, in Transylvania. [2]
Piața Romană (The Roman Square) is a major traffic intersection in Sector 1, central Bucharest. Two major boulevards intersect in Piața Romană: Lascăr Catargiu Boulevard (which runs northwest towards Piața Victoriei ) and Magheru Boulevard (which runs south by southeast towards University Square ).
Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 240 km 2 (93 sq mi) and comprises 6 districts ( Sectoare ), while the metropolitan area covers 1,811 km 2 (699 sq mi).
View of Berceni, towards Piața Sudului. Before the 1960s, Berceni was situated outside of Bucharest, in a very sparsely populated area where only a few rural properties were located, with the nearest landmarks being the long-gone Văcărești Monastery, and starting from the latter half of the 19th century, the Bellu Cemetery.