Giurgiu

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Giurgiu

Total population

61,353

Founded

1403

Elevation25 m

Land area46.94 km²

Coordinates43.90°, 25.97°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda. The rich grain-growing land to the north is traversed by a railway to Bucharest, the first line opened in Romania, which was built in 1869 and afterwards extended to Smarda. In the past, Giurgiu exported timber, grain, salt and petroleum, and imported coal, iron, and textiles.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Sashka Aleksandrova

Bulgarian sports coach and basketball player

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Atanas Kosev

Bulgarian composer; film score composer

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Atanas Tsenev

Bulgarian actor

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Atina Bolyarska

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Bozhan Angelov

Bulgarian literary critic

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Bozhidar Yotov

Bulgarian politician

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Bolgar Bagryanov

Bulgarian actor

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Bonka Encheva

Boris Parashkevov

Bulgarian philologist

Valentin Cerovski

Bulgarian politician

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Vasil Bakardzhiev

Bulgarian actor

Vasil Kutinchev

Bulgarian general (1859-1941)

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Vasil Krastev

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Vasil Holiolchev

Bulgarian cinematographer

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Vasilka Radeva

Bulgarian linguist

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Vaska Popova-Balareva

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

Nearby places in Giurgiu

• Bălanu
  2.8 mi away · pop. 502
• Remuș
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,996
• Cetatea
  3.4 mi away · pop. 1,039
• Slobozia
  3.9 mi away · pop. 2,790
• Bălănoaia
  4.2 mi away
• Oinacu
  4.8 mi away · pop. 2,294
• Ghizdaru
  4.8 mi away · pop. 698
• Frătești
  5 mi away · pop. 2,794
• Braniștea
  6 mi away · pop. 2,014
• Oncești
  6 mi away · pop. 545
• Daia
  6.5 mi away · pop. 2,467
• Vieru
  7.7 mi away · pop. 1,019

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Giurgiu

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

puncture vine

Tribulus terrestris

Seen 2026-08-30

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-08-30

spotted lady's thumb

Persicaria maculosa

Seen 2026-08-30

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-08-30

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-08-28

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Seen 2026-08-24

White-faced Bush-cricket

Decticus albifrons

Seen 2026-08-19

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-08-19

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Seen 2026-08-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).