Start point in getting to know Bucharest

the capital of Romania
situated in the south of Romania, 64 km north from the Danube, 100 km south from the Oriental Carpathians and 250 km west from the Black Sea
the area: 228 sqkm
it incorporates 6 districts
1.927.559 inhabitants (Source INSSE 01.07.2004) 

Bucharest is mentioned for the first time in 1401 in the muniments of voivode Mircea the Elder
in 1459 Vlad Tepes raised "Cetatea Bucurestilor" ("Bucharest's Fortress"), as fortified point
the town was princely residence during Radu cel Frumos (Radu the Handsome's) time
in 1554 the Turks devastated it, being rebuilt during the reign of Patrascu cel Bun (Patrascu the Good)
in 1659 it becomes the capital of Wallachia
the year 1859, the year of the Union of the Principalities, makes Bucharest the capital of the United Principalities
the main river that crosses Bucharest is the Dâmboviţa river
the river was supplied with sewerage system in more stages: 1865, and the last in 1985-1987
there are a lot of lakes in the city, often surrounded by parks: Floreasca, Tei, Colentina, Cismigiu, Lacul Morii, Titan, Drumul Taberei, etc.
it is the biggest city and the most important political, administrative, economic, university, cultural and touristic center