Grădiștea, Ilfov

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Grădiştea
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Ilfov County
Population (2002)^[1]	2,930
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Grădiştea is a commune in the northeastern part of Ilfov County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Grădiştea and Sitaru. Its name is of Slavic origin and has the meaning of the Latin word castrum. The name was used by the Slavs to locate the ruins of the old Roman fortifications.^{[citation needed]}

v t e Ilfov County, Romania

Cities	None

Towns	Buftea Bragadiru Chitila Măgurele Otopeni Pantelimon Popești-Leordeni Voluntari

Communes	Afumați Balotești Berceni Brănești Cernica Chiajna Ciolpani Ciorogârla Clinceni Copăceni Corbeanca Cornetu Dărăști-Ilfov Dascălu 1 Decembrie Dobroești Domnești Dragomirești-Vale Găneasa Glina Grădiștea Gruiu Jilava Moara Vlăsiei Mogoșoaia Nuci Periș Petrăchioaia Snagov Ștefăneștii de Jos Tunari Vidra

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 44°40′00″N 26°18′00″E / 44.6667°N 26.3°E / 44.6667; 26.3

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