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Ktenia is a ruined Roman and medieval fortress, situated 2.1 km to the north of the village of Lozarevo, Burgas Province in south-eastern Bulgaria. In the Middle Ages, Ktenia often changed hands between Bulgaria and Byzantium. The ruins of the fortress lie north-east of the town of Sungurlare, in the Grebenets section of the Eastern Balkan ...
Ilfov (Romanian pronunciation:) 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 or satellites of Bucharest.
Pantelimon (Romanian pronunciation: [panteliˈmon]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The town — bordered to the west by the Romanian capital, Bucharest — has an area of 69 km 2 (27 sq mi). [3] Its name is derived from the Greek saint Panteleimon.
Voluntari (Romanian pronunciation: [volunˈtarʲ]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania.It is located at a distance of 1 km from the northern border of Bucharest (on the DN2 road towards Urziceni) and is thus frequently viewed as a suburb of Bucharest.
Vidra is a commune in the south of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "otter". It is composed of three villages: Crețești, Sintești, and Vidra.
The București – Ilfov development region (pronunciation: [b u k u ˈ r e ʃ tʲ ˈ i l f o v]) is a development region in Romania, encompassing the national capital, Bucharest, as well as the surrounding Ilfov County.
Ștefăneștii de Jos is a commune in the centre of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name means "Lower Ștefănești", derived from Ștefan (Stephan) and suffix -ești . The commune is composed of three villages: Crețuleasca, Ștefăneștii de Jos, and Ștefăneștii de Sus.
Ciorogârla is a commune in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ciorogârla and Dârvari. The Ciorogârla River flows through this location; its name, of Slavic origin, means "murky stream". The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Ciorogârla River.