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Municipiul Slobozia
Coat of arms of Municipiul Slobozia
Coat of arms
CountryRomania
CountyIalomiţa
Government
 • MayorGabi Ionaşcu, since 2000, SDP
Area
 • Total
132.87 km2 (51.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 census)
 • Total
52,710
 • Density396.70/km2 (1,027.4/sq mi)
 • 2006 est.
53,000
 • Ethnic groups
Romanians Aromanians Gypsies
Postal code
920xxx
LanguagesRomanian
Websitehttp://www.sloboziail.ro
Sister cities: Silistra, Veles


Slobozia is the capital city of the Ialomiţa county, Romania.

Geography

Slobozia lies roughly in the middle of the county,on the banks of Ialomita River, at ca. 120 km (74.56 mi) east of Bucharest and 150 km (93.20 mi) west of Constanţa, important port at the Black Sea. The City is within 30 km of the Bucharest-Constanta A2 Motorway (Autostrada Soarelui).

The total area of the municipality is 13,287 ha (32,832.09 acres), of which 11,987 ha (29,620.52 acres) outside city limits and 1,300 ha (3,212.37 acres) in the city. In the present administrative form, Slobozia consists of Slobozia proper and the neighbourhoods of Bora and Slobozia Nouǎ.

Population

The city's population (at the 2002 census) was 52,710 people.

Economy

The main activity in the area is agriculture, processing of the agricultural products and light industry.

Culture

In 1990 the Cultural Centre was inaugurated, bearing the name of the well-known conductor and compositor Ionel Perlea, a city native. The building houses exposition and spectacle rooms, bookstores, cultural institutions. In 1999 the Cultural Centre Ionel Perlea entered the UNESCO circuit.

The municipality houses the Bishopric of Slobozia and Călăraşi.

The religious cults have full liberty. There are plenty churches and cathedrals of the different cults. A very important event happened in 1993: the establishment, on the clergy's and worshippers' appeal request, of the Bishopric of Slobozia and Călăraşi, with its headquarters at Slobozia, as a recognition of the role played during the centuries by the Sfinţii Voievozi (Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel) Monastery in preserving the christian-orthodox traditions.

Tourism

The main tourist attraction consists of the nearby Lake Amara - 5 km away. Amara Resort is also a balneoclimateric resort. Access to Amara is very eays - there are minibuses every 15 minutes, from the Slobozia Train Station. As part of a private tourist complex, there is a small copy of the Eiffel Tower (54m).

Sister cities

Natives

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