Penitenciarul Rahova

Penitenciarul Rahova is a prison in Sector 5, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, which is located on Șoseaua Alexandria. Penitenciarul Rahova is situated near the post office Poșta Atlassib, as well as near the suburb Ghencea.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Steaua Stadium and Ghencea Cemetery.

Steaua Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

The Steaua Stadium, informally also known as Ghencea Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It primarily serves as the home stadium of CSA Steaua București and the Romania national football team, replacing the former venue. Steaua Stadium is situated 2 km north of Penitenciarul Rahova.

Ghencea Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Biruitorul, Public domain.

Ghencea Cemetery is located in Ghencea neighbourhood of Bucharest, on Ghencea Boulevard, in Sector 6. The cemetery has two sections, civilian and military. Ghencea Cemetery is situated 3 km northeast of Penitenciarul Rahova.

Plaza Romania

Shopping center

Plaza Romania is a shopping mall in Bucharest, Romania. The construction, based on an uncompleted hunger circus abandoned after the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu, has three distinguishable parts — a central structure with a dome 40 metres in diameter, and two new and complex wing structures. Plaza Romania is situated 3½ km north of Penitenciarul Rahova.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghencea and Rahova.

Ghencea

Suburb

Photo: Miehs, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ghencea is a district of the Romanian capital city Bucharest, split between Sector 5 and Sector 6. It is home to the famous sports club CSA Steaua București. Nearby districts are Drumul Taberei and Rahova.

Rahova

Suburb

Rahova is a neighbourhood of southwest Bucharest, Romania, situated in Sector 5, west of Dâmbovița River. It is named after the Bulgarian town Rahovo, site of a battle in the Romanian War of Independence.

Drumul Taberei

Suburb

Drumul Taberei is a neighbourhood located in the south-west of Bucharest, Romania, roughly between Timișoara Avenue and Ghencea Avenue, neighboring Militari to the north, Panduri to the east and Ghencea, and Rahova to the south and south-east. Drumul Taberei is situated 3 km north of Penitenciarul Rahova.

Penitenciarul Rahova

Type: Prison
Address: Șoseaua Alexandria 154
Category: government building
Location: Sector 5, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

44.39563° or 44° 23′ 44″ north

Longitude

26.03152° or 26° 1′ 54″ east

Open location code

8GP892WJ+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 53178738

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Poșta Atlassib and Green Pool.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Parcarea Penitenciarul Rahova and Penitenciarul Rahova.

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