Alexandria, Romania

Alexandria
Coat of arms
Alexandria in Teleorman County
Alexandria Location of Alexandria, Romania
Coordinates: 43°58′7″N 25°20′0″E / 43.96861°N 25.33333°E / 43.96861; 25.33333Coordinates: 43°58′7″N 25°20′0″E / 43.96861°N 25.33333°E / 43.96861; 25.33333
Country	Romania
County	Teleorman County
Status	County capital
Government
• Mayor	Victor Drăgusin (Social Democratic Party)
Population (2011)
• Total	45,434
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.alexandria.ro/

Alexandria (Romanian pronunciation: [aleˈksandri.a]) is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Romania. It is located south-west of Bucharest, towards the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River. The city has 45,434 inhabitants.

Alexandria in 1900

Its population in 1900 was 1,675. Its chief trade is in grain, dispatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgiu. Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru II Ghica, prince of Romania from 1834 to 1842.

Alexandria after the 1989 Revolution

In 1989 the city had over 63,000 people and more than six large factories.

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References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alexandria (Romania).

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alexandria (Rumania)". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

County seats of Romania (alphabetical order by county)
Alba Iulia Arad Pitești Bacău Oradea Bistrița Botoșani Brașov Brăila Buzău Reșița Călărași Cluj-Napoca Constanța Sfântu Gheorghe Târgoviște Craiova Galați Giurgiu Târgu Jiu Miercurea Ciuc Deva Slobozia Iași Bucharest Baia Mare Drobeta-Turnu Severin Târgu Mureș Piatra Neamț Slatina Ploiești Satu Mare Zalău Sibiu Suceava Alexandria Timișoara Tulcea Vaslui Râmnicu Vâlcea Focșani Bucharest (national capital)

Teleorman County, Romania
Cities	Alexandria (county seat) Roșiorii de Vede Turnu Măgurele
Towns	Videle Zimnicea
Communes	Băbăița Balaci Beciu Beuca Blejești Bogdana Botoroaga Bragadiru Brânceni Bujoreni Bujoru Buzescu Călinești Călmățuiu Călmățuiu de Sus Cervenia Ciolănești Ciuperceni Conțești Cosmești Crângeni Crângu Crevenicu Didești Dobrotești Dracea Drăcșenei Drăgănești de Vede Drăgănești-Vlașca Fântânele Frăsinet Frumoasa Furculești Gălăteni Gratia Islaz Izvoarele Lisa Lița Lunca Măgura Măldăeni Mârzănești Mavrodin Mereni Moșteni Nanov Năsturelu Necșești Nenciulești Olteni Orbeasca Peretu Piatra Pietroșani Plopii-Slăvitești Plosca Poeni Poroschia Purani Putineiu Rădoiești Răsmirești Săceni Saelele Salcia Sârbeni Scrioaștea Scurtu Mare Seaca Segarcea-Vale Sfințești Siliștea Siliștea Gumești Slobozia Mândra Smârdioasa Stejaru Ștorobăneasa Suhaia Talpa Tătărăștii de Jos Tătărăștii de Sus Țigănești Traian Trivalea-Moșteni Troianul Uda-Clocociov Vârtoape Vedea Viișoara Vitănești Zâmbreasca