Alexandria, Romania

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Alexandria
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Facts
County	Teleorman
Status	County capital
Mayor	Constantin Slăbescu since 2004
Area	km²
Population - at 2002 - Density	50,500 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates	°' N / °' E
Web	City Website

Alexandria is a city in Romania, and the capital of Teleorman county. It is located south of Bucharest, near the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River. The city has 50,500 inhabitants.

Alexandria in 1900

Alexandria is a town of Romania, situated among the rich corn-lands of the Teleorman department, on the right bank of the river Vedea. Its population in 1900 was 13,675. Its chief trade is in grain, despatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgiu (Giurgevo in Bulgarian). Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru Ghica, prince of Romania from 1834 to 1842.

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.