2006-06-30 05:50:37 · 13 answers · asked by monika 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
Bucharest is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River.
2006-06-30 05:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by shannongood92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅti /bu.ku'reÊtʲ/) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′N 26°06′E, and lies on the banks of the DâmboviÅ£a River.
By European standards Bucharest is not an old city, its existence being first referred to by scholars as late as 1459. Since then it has gone through a variety of changes becoming the state capital of Romania in 1862 and, by the present day, the centre of the Romanian mass media, culture and the arts. Its eclectic architecture, which is a mix of historical, Communist-era and modern, also reflects the city's varied history. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite gave Bucharest the nickname of the "Paris of the East" or "Little Paris" (Micul Paris).[1] Although much of the historic center was damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes and Nicolae CeauÅescu's program of systematization, much survived, and in recent years the city is experiencing an economic and cultural boom.[2]
According to the 2002 census, Bucharest has a population of 1,921,751[3] inhabitants in the city proper. There are approximately 2.3 million inhabitants in the greater metropolitan area. Economically, the city is by far the most prosperous in Romania[4] and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of the region. As the most important city in Romania, Bucharest has a broad range of educational facilities.
The city is administratively known as the Municipality of Bucharest (Municipiul BucureÅti), and has the same administrative level as a county, being further subdivided into six sectors.
2006-06-30 14:50:06 · answer #2 · answered by beatricearuste@rogers.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange question.
I am flying there tonight for a few days. I do hope the pilot knows where Bucharest is (particularly the airport at Otopeni).
2006-07-02 05:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Just curious in Thailand 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
2006-06-30 12:52:20 · answer #4 · answered by JCL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Yahoo maps and type in Bucharest.
2006-06-30 12:55:12 · answer #5 · answered by logical_centrist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romania, it's the capital
2006-06-30 16:07:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, to put it simply, it is the capital of romania which is a former communist country somewhere in the east of europe, somewhere near russia.
2006-07-01 03:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Lyla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=bucharest&fr=FP-tab-web-t400&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
2006-06-30 12:55:57 · answer #8 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bucharist is in Romania :D
2006-06-30 12:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by MIGHTYDOE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Budapest. It's in Hungary.
2006-06-30 12:54:08 · answer #10 · answered by cnd0673 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋