Bateria Nr. 17 - 18

Bateria Nr. 17 - 18 is a fort in Giurgiu County, Romania. Bateria Nr. 17 - 18 is situated near the railway station București Vest, as well as near the cemetery Cimitirul Vest.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bucharest West Power Station and Concordia Stadium.

Bucharest West Power Station

Power station

Photo: Strainu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bucharest West Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Bucharest having 5 generation groups, 4 of 40 MW each commissioned in 1955, and one group of 190 MW commissioned in 2007 having a total electricity generation capacity of 310 MW. Bucharest West Power Station is situated 1½ km southeast of Bateria Nr. 17 - 18.

Concordia Stadium

Stadium

Photo: BaboneCar, CC0.

Concordia Stadium is a football stadium in Chiajna, Romania. The stadium holds 5,123 people. It is the home ground of Concordia Chiajna. It hosted three group games, one semifinal and the final of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Concordia Stadium is situated 3½ km north of Bateria Nr. 17 - 18.

Preciziei metro station

Metro station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Preciziei, formerly known as Industriilor is a terminus metro station in Bucharest. It is situated in the industrial park in the west of the city. Industrial facilities directly served by the metro station: Coca-Cola factory, Urbis. Preciziei metro station is situated 2 km east of Bateria Nr. 17 - 18.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiajna and Militari.

Chiajna

Village

Photo: Miehs, Public domain.

Chiajna is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Bateria Nr. 17 - 18.

Militari

Suburb

Militari is a district in the western part of Bucharest, in Sector 6. It is home to more than 100,000 inhabitants. Militari is situated 4 km east of Bateria Nr. 17 - 18.

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. Ghencea is situated 5 km southeast of Bateria Nr. 17 - 18.

Bateria Nr. 17 - 18

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Giurgiu County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

44.43346° or 44° 26′ 0″ north

Longitude

25.96552° or 25° 57′ 56″ east

Open location code

8GP7CXM8+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 628617121

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: București Vest and Cimitirul Vest.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Perimetru Bateria Nr. 17 - 18 and Socar.

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