Fetești
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Fetești (Template:IPA) is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan Plain, on the Template:Ill of the Danube. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița County, after Slobozia.
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 the Bucharest–Constanța A2 highway.
History
The settlement of Fetești was first mentioned in the year 1528, in a document released by the ruler of Wallachia, Radu of Afumați. In 1868 Fetești became a commune, in 1934 a city, and 61 years later, in 1995, it achieved the status of municipality. In the course of time, Fetești has evolved to an important crossroads and industrial center.
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Structure
The city is composed of four neighbourhoods: Fetești-Oraș, Fetești-Gară, Buliga, and Vlașca; formally, the last three are separate villages. Fetești-Gară has a population of over 20,000 inhabitants, and it is considered to be the center of Fetești.
Natives
- Dănuț Dobre (born 1967), rower
- Petruș Gavrilă (born 1988), canoeist
- Costel Grasu (born 1967), discus thrower
- Gheorghe Leonte (born 1963), rugby union player
- Ion Mihăilescu (1916 – ?), footballer and manager
- Georgeta Pitică (1930 – 2018), international table tennis player
Education
There are 7 schools and 3 high-schools in the city. Template:Citation needed