Comuna Mogoşoaia

Mogoșoaia is a commune in the west of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, Mogoșoaia. In late 17th century, Constantin Brâncoveanu bought land here, and, between 1698 and 1702, he built the Mogoșoaia Palace.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mogoșoaia Palace and Mogoșoaia railway station.

Mogoșoaia Palace

Castle

Photo: Radu Ana Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mogoșoaia Palace is situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest, Romania. It was built between 1698 and 1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style or Brâncovenesc style.

Mogoșoaia railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Chitila railway station

Railway station

Photo: Strainu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buftea and Otopeni.

Buftea

Town

Photo: Miehs, Public domain.

Buftea is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located 20 km north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town. The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei family are located in Buftea. Buftea is situated 5 km northwest of Comuna Mogoşoaia.

Otopeni

Town

Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otopeni is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. Otopeni is situated 6 km northeast of Comuna Mogoşoaia.

Comuna Mogoşoaia

Also known as: “179463” and “Comuna Mogosoaia”
Location: Ilfov, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

44.529° or 44° 31′ 45″ north

Longitude

26.0018° or 26° 0′ 6″ east

Population

9,820

Elevation

95 metres (312 feet)

Open location code

8GP8G2H2+JP

GeoNames ID

672936

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Notable Places Nearby

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