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5 unusual facts about Giurgiu


Kirk Langley

There are monuments to the Meynell and Pole families, including a large marble altar tomb commemorating Henry Pole and his wife, an elaborate memorial to Lieutenant William Meynell who was killed at Giurgiu on the Danube in 1854 when fighting with the Turks against the Russians, and an early Victorian memorial to a Meynell 'who was deprived of his life in a collision of carriages' in Clay Cross tunnel,

Networx-BG

Networx-BG has plans to invest heavily in the fiber-optics infrastructure of Giurgiu in order to provide similar Internet services as in city of Rousse.

In May 2007, the company also bought the Romanian ISP Metronet based in Giurgiu, Romania.

Pârvu Cantacuzino

Placed in command of a small Russian detachment, Pârvu Cantacuzino was ambushed by Ottoman troops in Comana (Giurgiu County), and killed in battle alongside all his men.

Stelian Badea

He was born in Bucşani and his first steps in football were under the guidance of coach Stere Popescu.


1940 Vrancea earthquake

Focşani, a city 100 miles northeast of Bucharest and the epicentre of the quake, was reported in ruins; Galați, the site of the German submarine base, also suffered severely; and Giurgiu, the principal oil port on the Danube, saw public buildings and factories completely destroyed.

București Region

The capital of the region was Bucharest, and at first, its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Ilfov and Giurgiu counties.

Dobri Voynikov

He continued his involvement in theatre in Giurgiu, Bucharest and Shumen.

Marian Velicu

Marian Velicu (born July 4, 1977 in Comana, Giurgiu) is a boxer from Romania, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.

Romstrade

Important projects for the company include construction and rehabilitation on several important Romanian roads like DN7, DN1, DN1A, DN73, DN65, DN21, DN2, DN66, DN67C, and DN7A, as well as roads in Bucharest, Voluntari, Ploieşti, Timişoara, Deva and Giurgiu.


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