Buftea
Town in Ilfov, Romania
Location in Ilfov County
(2021-12-01)[2]
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Buftea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbufte̯a]) is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town.
The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei family are located in Buftea.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1977 | 14,891 | — |
1992 | 19,399 | +30.3% |
2002 | 19,617 | +1.1% |
2011 | 21,960 | +11.9% |
2021 | 20,577 | −6.3% |
Source: Census data |
It is the hometown of Olympic bronze medalist and two-time European Champion rower Daniela Druncea.
Natives
- Mihai Aioani (born 1999), footballer
- Marius Bâtfoi (born 1990), footballer
- Elisa Brătianu (1870–1957), aristocrat and political figure
- Alina Eremia (born 1993), singer and TV personality
- Daniela Druncea (born 1990), rowing coxswain and artistic gymnast
- Dumitru Dumitrescu [ro] (1904–1984), engineer, member of the Romanian Academy
- Nicolae Grigore (born 1983), footballer
- Constantin Lupulescu (born 1984), chess grandmaster
- Barbu Știrbey (1872–1946), Prime Minister of Romania in 1927
References
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