Popești-Leordeni
Popești-Leordeni is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, 9 km south of downtown Bucharest, although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than 100 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 53,400 residents
- Description: town in Ilfov County, Romania
- Also known as: “Popeşti”, “Popesti-Leordeni”, “Popeşti-Leordeni”, “Popeşti-Leurdeni”, “Popeştii”, “Popeştii-Conduratu”, and “Popoeştii-Leordeni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Văcărești Nature Park and Dimitrie Leonida metro station.
Văcărești Nature Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Stratoreaper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Văcărești Nature Park is a nature park located in Sector 4 of Bucharest, Romania, containing the wetlands surrounding Lake Văcărești. Văcărești Nature Park is situated 3½ km northwest of Popești-Leordeni.
Dimitrie Leonida metro station
Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dimitrie Leonida, formerly known as IMGB is a metro station in southern Bucharest, Romania, on Line 2. The station was originally built in order to transport workers to the Kvaerner IMGB steelworks.
Bucharest South Power Station
Power station
Photo: Stratoreaper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bucharest South Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Bucharest, having 2 generation groups of 50 MW each, 2 units of 100 MW and 2 units of 125 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 550 MW. Bucharest South Power Station is situated 3 km north of Popești-Leordeni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apărătorii Patriei Quarter and Berceni.
Apărătorii Patriei Quarter
Suburb
Berceni
Suburb
Berceni is a district of southern Bucharest. Berceni is situated 4 km west of Popești-Leordeni.
Vitan
Suburb
Photo: Dahn, Public domain.
Vitan is a neighborhood in southeastern Bucharest, Romania, along the Dâmbovița River. It is located in Sector 3, and lies between the Titan, Dristor, Centrul Civic, Olteniței, and Berceni districts. Vitan is situated 4½ km northwest of Popești-Leordeni.
Popești-Leordeni
- Categories: town in Romania and locality
- Location: Oraş Popeşti Leordeni, Ilfov, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.37943° or 44° 22′ 46″ northLongitude
26.1677° or 26° 10′ 4″ eastPopulation
53,400Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)United Nations Location Code
RO PLEOpen location code
8GP895H9+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2042613630OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Vietnamese—“Popești-Leordeni” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Bulgarian: “Попещ Леорден”
- Bulgarian: “Попещ Леордени”
- Catalan: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Cebuano: “Oraș Popești Leordeni”
- Cebuano: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Chinese: “波佩什蒂-莱奥尔代尼”
- Chinese: “波佩什蒂-萊奧爾代尼”
- Czech: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Danish: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
- Dutch: “Popesti-Leordeni”
- Dutch: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
- Dutch: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Estonian: “Popești-Leordeni”
- French: “Popești-Leordeni”
- German: “Popesti-Leordeni”
- German: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Hungarian: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Indonesian: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
- Indonesian: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Irish: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Italian: “Popesti Leordeni”
- Italian: “Popesti-Leordeni”
- Italian: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Malay: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Persian: “پوپشت-لئوردن”
- Polish: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Portuguese: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Romanian: “Popeşti Leordeni”
- Romanian: “Popești Leordeni”
- Romanian: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
- Romanian: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Russian: “Попешти-Леордени”
- Serbian: “Popešti-Leordeni”
- Serbian: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
- Serbian: “Општина Попешти Леордени”
- Serbian: “Попешти-Леордени”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Popești Leordeni, Ilfov”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Popești Leordeni”
- South Azerbaijani: “پوپشت-لئوردن”
- Spanish: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Swedish: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Turkish: “Popești-Leordeni”
- Ukrainian: “Попешті-Леордені”
- Ukrainian: “Попешть-Леордень”
- Vietnamese: “Popesti-Leordeni”
- Vietnamese: “Popești-Leordeni”
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