Orașul de Floci
Orașul de Floci, also Cetatea de Floci or Târgul de Floci, is a lost city of Wallachia, now in Romania. Floci, in this context, means "wool"; the name refers to the local sheep and wool market.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: heritage site in Ialomița County, Romania
- Also known as: “Așezarea Medievala Orașul de Floci” and “Târgu de Floci”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gura Ialomiței and Giurgeni.
Gura Ialomiței
Village
Photo: Atelierelealbe, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Gura Ialomiței is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Orașul de Floci.
Giurgeni
Village
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giurgeni is a commune located on the left bank of the Danube, in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Giurgeni. Giurgeni is linked with Vadu Oii–Hârșova over the Danube via the Giurgeni–Vadu Oii Bridge. Giurgeni is situated 6 km north of Orașul de Floci.
Vadu Oii
Village
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vadu Oii is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of Orașul de Floci.
Orașul de Floci
- Categories: human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Comuna Giurgeni, Ialomița County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.69074° or 44° 41′ 27″ northLongitude
27.82842° or 27° 49′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8GP9MRRH+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 1164896880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6271904
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Slovenian—“Orașul de Floci” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة فلوسى”
- French: “Floci”
- Polish: “Floci”
- Romanian: “Cetatea de Floci”
- Romanian: “Oraşul de Floci”
- Romanian: “Orașul de Floci”
- Romanian: “Situl arheologic medieval „Orașul de Floci” Giurgeni”
- Romanian: “Târgu de Floci”
- Romanian: “Târgul de Floci”
- Serbian: “Орасул де Флоци”
- Slovenian: “Târgu de Floci”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orașul de Floci”. Photo: El bes, CC BY 3.0.