- Colentina, Bucharest
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A hut in the village of Colentina, 1869 watercolor by Amedeo Preziosi
Bathers in the Colentina river, 1869 watercolor by Amedeo PreziosiColentina is one of the main neighborhoods in Bucharest's 2nd district located on the north-east of the city. A local folk etymology says that the name is derived from "colea-n-tină" (there, in the mud), this being the answer given by a spătar to Matei Basarab, who asked the former where he had defeated the Ottoman army.
Geography of Bucharest, Romania Sectors of Bucharest 
Districts (quarters): Aviaţiei • Băneasa • Berceni • Bucureştii Noi • Centrul Civic • Colentina • Cotroceni • Crângaşi • Dămăroaia • Dealul Spirii • Dorobanţi • Dristor • Drumul Taberei • Dudeşti • Ferentari • Floreasca • Ghencea • Giuleşti • Giurgiului • Griviţa • Iancului • Lipscani • Militari • Moşilor • Obor • Odăi • Olteniţei • Pantelimon • Pipera • Primăverii • Progresul • Rahova • Regie • Tei • Titan • Vitan • VăcăreştiSquares: Charles de Gaulle • Constituţiei • Revoluţiei • Romană • Rosetti • Unirii • University Square • Victory Square • Quito SquareMajor streets: Şoseaua Kiseleff • Lipscani • Bulevardul Magheru • Calea Moşilor • Bulevardul Unirii • Calea VictorieiHills: Rivers: Lakes: listParks and forests: Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) • Bordei Park • Botanical Garden • Carol Park • Cişmigiu Gardens • Giuleşti Park • Herăstrău Park • Grădina Icoanei • Tineretului Park • Vitan ParkSee also: Categories:- Districts of Bucharest
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