Place details
Place nameBucharest
Other namesBükres, Bucuresci, Bucarest, Bucuresti, Bukarest, Bukharest, Bukhorest, Little Paris, Cetatea Dambovitei
CountryRomânia
Latitude44.433
Longitude26.1
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Founded as military stronghold, strategically located on route to Constantinople; seat of Walachian sovereigns from 1459, when Vlad Tepes fortified city against Turks; later developed as economic center under Ottomans; damaged by earthquake in 1977.