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Fetești

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Fetești
Municipality
Central Park in Fetești Fetești railway station King Carol I Bridge
Coat of arms
Location in Ialomița County
Fetești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°24′54″N 27°49′25″E / 44.41500°N 27.82361°E / 44.41500; 27.82361
Country	Romania
County	Ialomița
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Laurențiu-Georgică Șonchereche^[1] (PSD)
Area	101.19 km² (39.07 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	27,465
• Density	270/km² (700/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	925100
Area code	(+40) 02 43
Vehicle reg.	IL
Website	primariafetesti.ro

Fetești (Romanian pronunciation: [feˈteʃtʲ]) is a cityinIalomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan Plain, on the Borcea branch [hu] 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[edit]

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.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	11,946	—
1956	15,383	+28.8%
1966	21,412	+39.2%
1977	27,491	+28.4%
1992	35,374	+28.7%
2002	33,197	−6.2%
2011	30,217	−9.0%
2021	27,465	−9.1%
Source: Census data

Structure[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

There are 7 schools and 3 high-schools in the city. The "Carol I" high-school is the best in the Fetești-Țăndărei area, and one of the best in the county.^{[citation needed]}