Carol I National Defence University

The Carol I National Defence University is an institution of higher education, located in , . It was established in 1889 by Ștefan Fălcoianu under the name Higher War School.
  • Type: University
  • Description: university in Bucharest, Romania
  • Also known as: Universitatea Națională de Apărare ‘Carol I’

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Cathedral and Academia Militară metro station.

Church
Photo: MIHAIL, CC BY 4.0.
The , also known as the People's Salvation Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in , , built to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church. is situated 1½ km east of Carol I National Defence University.

Metro station
Academia Militară is a station on line M5 of Bucharest Metro. It is located between and . The station was opened on 15 September 2020 as part of the inaugural section of M5, from Eroilor to and . is situated 230 metres west of Carol I National Defence University.

Garden
The Bucharest Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Dimitrie Brândză, is located in the neighbourhood of , . It has a surface of 18.2 hectares, including 4,000 square metres of greenhouses, and has more than 10,000 species of plants. is situated 1 km north of Carol I National Defence University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cotroceni and 13 Septembrie.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in western , Romania, located around the hill, in Bucharest's . The nearest Metro stations are , , and Politehnica.

Suburb
13th of September is a district in the south of , in , close to the city center.

Suburb
is a small district situated in western , the capital of , on the banks of the , in . It is located in the vicinity of the Politehnica University of Bucharest and comprises mainly student dormitories and student facilities like restaurants, bars, and clubs.

Carol I National Defence University

Latitude
44.42954° or 44° 25′ 46″ north
Longitude
26.0657° or 26° 3′ 57″ east
Inception
1939
Open location code
8GP8C3H8+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 915610768
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q5044391
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“Carol I National Defence University” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Կարոլ I-ի անվան ազգային պաշտպանական համալսարան
  • Belarusian: Нацыянальны ўніверсітэт абароны імя Караля I
  • Belarusian: Нацыянальны ўніверсітэт абароны імя Караля І
  • Belarusian: Нацыянальны ўнівэрсытэт абароны імя Караля I
  • Catalan: Universitat Nacional de Defensa Carles I
  • Chinese: 卡罗尔一世国防大学
  • Chinese: 卡羅爾一世國防大學
  • Esperanto: Nacia Defenda Universitato ‘Karolo la 1-a’
  • French: université nationale de défense Carol Ier
  • French: Université nationale de défense Carol Ier
  • German: Nationale Verteidigungsuniversität ‘Karl I.’
  • Hebrew: האוניברסיטה הלאומית לביטחון על שם קרול הראשון
  • Hungarian: I. Károly Nemzetvédelmi Egyetem
  • Italian: Università nazionale di difesa ‘Carlo I’
  • Italian: Università nazionale di difesa "Carlo I"
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Universitatea Națională de Apărare „Carol I”
  • Romanian: Academia Militară
  • Romanian: Școala Superioară de Război
  • Romanian: Universitatea Națională de Apărare „Carol I”
  • Romanian: Universitatea Națională de Apărare Carol I
  • Russian: Национальный университет обороны имени Кароля I
  • Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Defensa Carlos I
  • Yoruba: Carol I National Defence University

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