Teleorman County: Alexandria, Romania, Z

Chapters: Alexandria, Romania, Zimnicea, Turnu M gurele, Ro iorii de Vede, Videle, Ostrovul Mare, Islaz. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alexandria 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 58,651 inhabitants. Its population in 1900 was 13,675. 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. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1191425