Brănești

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Brănești

Total population

6,652

Land area53 km²

Coordinates44.46°, 26.34°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Brănești is a commune in the far east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Its name is derived from Bran, a Romanian name, and the suffix -ești. It is composed of four villages: Brănești, Islaz, Pasărea, and Vadu Anei.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Cătălin Hîldan

Romanian footballer (1976-2000)

Eduard Pană

Romanian ice hockey player

Constantin Nica

footballer

N

Nicolae Zuluf

Romanian footballer

P

Petre Nicolae

Romanian actor

S

Sorin Ispir

Romanian footballer

N

Nicolae Săftoiu

Romanian graphic artist

A

Alin Zaharia

Romanian footballer

Ion Popescu-Pasărea

composer, cantor, and Byzantine music professor

O

Oana-Consuela Florea

Romanian politician

D

Dumitru Manea

association football player (1948-2011)

Dumitru Popescu-Colibași

Romanian handball coach (1912–1993)

M

Marian Gumă

Romanian archaeologist (1951-1998)

C

Constantin C. Hepites

E

Emil Bozdogescu

actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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