Giulești

For other uses, see Giuleşti (disambiguation).

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

References

↑ http://ghid.imopedia.ro/dex/giulesti-250.html

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 Quito Square Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square

Major streets	Bulevardul Unirii Calea Moșilor Calea Victoriei Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Șoseaua Kiseleff

Hills	Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii

Rivers	Colentina Dâmbovița

Lakes	Lacul Morii Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Floreasca Lake Fundeni Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău 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 Grădina Icoanei Herăstrău Park Tineretului Park Vitan Park

See also	Bucharest metropolitan area Kilometre Zero

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

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