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.- 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 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
Apărătorii Patriei Quarter is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of Popești-Leordeni.
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
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Latitude
44.37941° or 44° 22′ 46″ northLongitude
26.16766° 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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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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