Jilava
Jilava is a commune in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, near Bucharest. It is composed of a single village, Jilava. The name derives from a Romanian word of Slavic origin meaning "humid place".
- Village with about 10,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (230 feet)
- Description: commune in Ilfov County, Romania
Places of Interest
Highlights include Biserica „Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena” and Arhiva Națională de Filme.
Biserica „Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena”
Biserica „Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena” is a church.
Arhiva Națională de Filme
Archives
Arhiva Națională de Filme is a film archive located in Bucharest, Romania.
Jilava Prison
Jilava Prison is a prison located in Jilava, a village south of Bucharest, Romania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Măgurele and 1 Decembrie.
Măgurele
Miron, Public domain.
Măgurele is a town situated in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania.
1 Decembrie
Village
1 Decembrie is a commune in the south of Ilfov County… 1 Decembrie is situated 6 km south of Jilava.
Dărăști-Ilfov
Village
Dărăști-Ilfov is a commune in the south… Dărăști-Ilfov is situated 6 km southwest of Jilava.
Jilava
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Latitude
44.33609° or 44° 20′ 10″ north
Longitude
26.08104° or 26° 4′ 52″ east
UN/LOCODE
RO JVA
Open location code
8GP883PJ+CC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Volapük—“Jilava” goes by many names.
JilavaBasque
JilavaCatalan
JilavaCebuano
ЖилаваChechen
伊希拉瓦Chinese
日拉瓦Chinese
日拉瓦鄉Chinese
JilavaDutch
JilavaEsperanto
ז’ילאבהHebrew
ז’ילבהHebrew
JilavaHungarian
Jilava községHungarian
JilavaIrish
JilavaItalian
ジラヴァJapanese
JilavaLatin
JilavaMalay
JilavaMin Nan Chinese
JilavaNorwegian Nynorsk
Gmina JilavaPolish
JilavaPolish
Comuna Jilava-MierlariRomanian
JilavaRomanian
Jilava-MierlariRomanian
Jilava, IlfovRomanian
ЖилаваRussian
JilavaScottish Gaelic
Општина ЖилаваSerbian
Jilava, JilavaSerbo-Croatian
Opština Jilava, IlfovSerbo-Croatian
JilavaSlovenian
JilavaSwedish
ЖилаваTatar
JilavaTurkish
ЖилаваUkrainian
جیلاواUrdu
JilavaVietnamese
JilavaVolapük
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