Slobozia
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| Coordinates: 44°33′50″N 27°21′58″E / 44.56389°N 27.36611°ECoordinates: 44°33′50″N 27°21′58″E / 44.56389°N 27.36611°E | ||
| Country | Romania | |
| County | Ialomiţa | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Adrian Mocioniu (PSD), since 2016 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 126.72 km2 (48.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2002 census) | ||
| • Total | 52,710 | |
| • Density | 396.70/km2 (1,027.4/sq mi) | |
| • 2006 est. | 53,000 | |
| Postal code | 920xxx | |
| Languages | Romanian | |
| Website | http://www.sloboziail.ro | |
| Sister cities: Silistra, Veles | ||
Slobozia (Romanian pronunciation: [sloboˈzi.a]) is the capital city of Ialomiţa County, Romania, with a population of 52,710 in 2002.
The city was founded on the site of a village by the name "poor". During the Tatar invasion, it was attacked and conquered. In order to keep the villagers in the settlement, the rulers of Wallachia withdrew some taxes. This explains the city's name, which comes from the Romanian word of Old Bulgarian origin "ѕlobozie", which means "free village from taxes."
Slobozia lies roughly in the middle of the county, on the banks of Ialomita River, at ca. 120 kilometres (75 miles) east of Bucharest and 150 kilometres (93 miles) west of Constanţa, important port at the Black Sea. The City is within 17 kilometres (11 miles) of the Bucharest-Constanta A2 Motorway (Autostrada Soarelui).
The total area of the municipality is 126.72 km2 (31,313.19 acres). In the present administrative form, Slobozia consists of Slobozia proper and the neighbourhoods of Bora and Slobozia Nouǎ.
The main activity in the area is agriculture, processing of the agricultural products and light industry.
In 1990 the Cultural Centre was inaugurated, bearing the name of the conductor and composer Ionel Perlea, a city native. The building houses exhibition and performance rooms, bookstores, cultural institutions. In 1999 the Cultural Centre Ionel Perlea entered the UNESCO circuit.
The city is the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Slobozia and Călărași, established in 1993.
At the 2002 census, 97.6% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians and 2.2% Roma. 98.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 0.4% Seventh-day Adventist and 0.2% Roman Catholic.
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