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Bucureşti: see Bucharest Bucharest , Rom. Bucureşti, city (1990 pop. 2,394,284), capital and largest city of Romania, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Dîmboviţa River, a tributary of the Danube. It is Romania's chief industrial and communications center.
..... Click the link for more information. . BucharestRomanian BucurestiCity (pop., 1997: 2,057,512), capital of Romania. Excavations have revealed evidence of prehistoric settlement. The site gained importance when the rulers of Walachia moved there in the 14th century. Vlad III built a fortress there in the 15th century to ward off invading Turks; they eventually took it and made it their Ottoman Walachian capital in 1659. In the 19th century civic unrest helped force the union of Walachia and Moldavia, and Bucharest became the capital of the new Romanian state in 1862. Occupied by the Soviet army after World War II, it came under communist control. During the 1980s it was the scene of political demonstrations against the government of Nicolae Ceausescu that resulted in his overthrow and execution. Bucureşti an administrative region in Rumania from 1960 to 1968. In 1968 the territory of the region was divided into the districts of Ialomiţa, Ilfov, and Teleorman. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | DOUBLE VICTORY IN EUROPE Galatasaray soccer team of Turkey defeated FC Dinamo Bucuresti of Romania 3-0 in their fourth game in the UEFA Europa League, and won 10 points in their group. Summary: ISTANBUL (Cihan) - Steaua Bucuresti of Romania arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday for their UEFA Europa Group H match against Turkey's Fenerbahce. WORCESTER 38 BUCURESTI 19 WORCESTER made heavy weather of seeing off their spirited, but limited, Romanian visitors to ensure a quarter-final berth in the European Challenge Cup. |
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