Basic facts
Bucharest (Bucuresti), the capital city of Romania, is situated in the Vlasiei Plain, 60km north of the Danube, 120km south of the Carpathian mountains and 260km west of the Black Sea. Two rivers, the Colentina and Dâmbovita, run through it.
It was founded in 1459 on the banks of the Dâmbovita River, by ruler Vlad Tepes.
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The origin of the name
The town got its name after Bucur who was either a prince, an outlaw, a fisher or a shepherd.
In Romanian the word 'bucurie' means 'gladness.'
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