- Feteşti
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
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timezone_DST=EEST
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map_caption = Location of Feteşti
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Ialomiţa County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Municipality
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leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Radu Văcăruş
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website=http://www.munfetesti.ro/Feteşti is a city and municipality in
Ialomiţa County ,Romania , with a population of 33,197. It is located in theBărăgan plain, on theBorcea branch of theDanube . Fetesti has the second largest population in Ialomita, afterSlobozia , and it is considered to be a middle-sized Romanian city.In 1895, the King Carol I railway Bridge was built across the Danube to
Cernavodă . A newer one was built in the 1980s as part of theBucharest -Constanţa highway.History
The settlement of Fetesti was first mentioned in the year 1528, in a document released by the ruler of
Wallachia , Radu de la Afumati. In 1868 Fetesti became a commune, in 1965 acity , and 30 years later, in 1995, it achieved the status ofmunicipality . In the course of time, Fetesti has evolved from a commercial village to a very important transport knot and industrial center, vital to the Romanian economy.Population
tructure
The city is composed of four neighbourhoods: Fetesti-Oras, Fetesti-Gara, Buliga and Vlasca. Fetesti-Gara has a population of over 20,000 inhabitants, and it is considered to be the center of Fetesti.
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