Giulești

Giuleşti on the map of Bucharest

Giulești (Romanian pronunciation: [dʒjuˈleʃtʲ]) is a neighbourhood in northwestern Bucharest, in Sector 6. The Giulești Stadium, Giulești Theatre, Podul Grant are located in Giulești. Also, the Grivița Railway Yards and Lacul Morii are located nearby.

History

The area was inhabited for millennia and it gives its name to the neolithic Giulești-Boian culture, the middle phase of the Boian culture, which inhabited in the 4th millennium BC Muntenia and later expanded into southern Moldavia and southern Transylvania.

In the Middle Ages it was a village, later incorporated into Chiajna Commune, and absorbed into Bucharest in 1939. ^[1]

Notable landmarks

The Giulesti Stadium (officially "Valentin Stănescu") is the home of Rapid București soccer club, one of the best teams in Romania.

• Giulești Stadium
• Giulești Theatre
• Podul Grant
• Grivița Railway Yards
• Lacul Morii

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  Giulești Stadium

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  Lacul Morii

References

Geography of Bucharest, Romania Sectors of Bucharest Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6 Districts (quarters): 13 Septembrie Aviației Băneasa Berceni Bucureștii Noi Centrul Civic Colentina Cotroceni Crângași Dămăroaia Dealul Spirii Dorobanți Dristor Drumul Taberei Dudești Ferentari Floreasca Fundeni Ghencea Giulești Giurgiului Grivița Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești Squares: Charles de Gaulle Constituției Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square Quito Square Major streets: Șoseaua Kiseleff Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Calea Moșilor Bulevardul Unirii Calea Victoriei Hills: Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii Rivers: Colentina Dâmbovița Lakes: Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Fundeni Lake Floreasca Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Lacul Morii Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești Parks and forests: Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) Bordei Park Botanical Garden Carol Park Cișmigiu Gardens Giulești Park Herăstrău Park Grădina Icoanei Tineretului Park Vitan Park See also: Kilometre Zero (Bucharest) Bucharest metropolitan area

Coordinates: 44°27′14.04″N 26°3′13.36″E / 44.4539000°N 26.0537111°E / 44.4539000; 26.0537111