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Bucharest is a beta global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art.
The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality's territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present-day capital of Romania. Historical affiliations. Wallachia c. 1459–1859 (Ottoman vassal)
Romania is the largest country in Southeastern Europe and the twelfth-largest in Europe, having an area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi). [237]: 17 It lies between latitudes 43° and 49° N and longitudes 20° and 30° E. The terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills, and plains.
1861 – City becomes capital of Romania. [10][2] 1862 – Orphanage founded. [4] 1863 – Music and Drama Conservatory established. 1864. University of Bucharest, [11][2] Bucharest National University of Arts, School of Bridges and Roads, Mines and Architecture, [12] and National Museum of Antiquities [13] founded. Barbu Vlădoianu becomes mayor.
The Romanian Wikipedia (abr. ro.wiki or ro.wp; [1] Romanian: Wikipedia în limba română) is the Romanian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Started on 12 July 2003, as of 6 November 2024 this edition has 500,323 articles and is the 31st largest Wikipedia edition. [2] In December 2004, users on the Romanian Wikipedia started ...
Economy of Bucharest. Bucharest is the most economically developed and industrialised city in Romania, producing around 21% of the country's GDP and about one-quarter of its industrial production, while only accounting for 9% of the country's population. [1] Almost one third of national taxes is paid by Bucharest's citizens and companies.
Romania is one of the least urbanised countries in Europe. Just a slight majority, 56.4 percent, lives in urban areas (12,546,212 people in total). The remainder, 43.6 percent, lives in rural areas (9,695,506 people in total). [45] urban population: 54% of total population (2018) rate of urbanization: −0.38% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.)
Romanian Peasant Museum. The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant (Romanian: Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român) is a museum in Bucharest, Romania, with a collection of textiles (especially costumes), icons, ceramics, and other artifacts of Romanian peasant life. One of Europe 's leading museums of popular arts and traditions, it was ...