Berceni, Bucharest

Berceni on the map of Bucharest

Bucharest Sefard Jewish cemetery

Bellu cemetery

George Bacovia memorial museum

Berceni is a district (cartier in Romanian) of southern Bucharest.

Location

Geographically, it has a trapezoidal shape, bordered by Oltenitei Road and Turnu Magurele Street in the north and south, respectively. Built during the 1960s, it is a typical Communist-era working class district, lacking any major green spaces or cultural attractions. It has a population of roughly 110,000.

Etymology

It is believed that the name comes from the hussars of Miklós Bercsényi, who were first mentioned after the suppression of the Hungarian Kuruc War led by Francis II Rákóczi (at beginning of the 18th century). They settled in the neighborhood of Bucharest. Another theory claims that the name comes from an archaic Romanian word for tax collector.

Other

There is also a village of Berceni, which is situated to the south and is outside Bucharest city limits.

Geography of Bucharest, Romania

Sectors of Bucharest	Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6

Districts (quarters):	13 Septembrie Aviației Băneasa Berceni Bucureștii Noi Centrul Civic Colentina Cotroceni Crângași Dămăroaia Dealul Spirii Dorobanți Dristor Drumul Taberei Dudești Ferentari Floreasca Fundeni Ghencea Giulești Giurgiului Grivița Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești

Squares:	Charles de Gaulle Constituției Revoluției Romană Rosetti Unirii University Square Victory Square Quito Square

Major streets:	Șoseaua Kiseleff Lipscani Magheru Boulevard Calea Moșilor Bulevardul Unirii Calea Victoriei

Hills:	Cotroceni Dealul Mitropoliei Dealul Spirii

Rivers:	Colentina Dâmbovița

Lakes:	Lake Băneasa Lake Cișmigiu Lake Dâmbovița Lake Fundeni Lake Floreasca Lake Grivița Lake Herăstrău Lacul Morii Lake Pantelimon Lake Plumbuita Lake Străulești Lake Tei Lake Tineretului Lake Titan Lake Văcărești

Parks and forests:	Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) Bordei Park Botanical Garden Carol Park Cișmigiu Gardens Giulești Park Herăstrău Park Grădina Icoanei Tineretului Park Vitan Park

See also:	Kilometre Zero (Bucharest) Bucharest metropolitan area

Coordinates: 44°23′18.73″N 26°7′4.17″E / 44.3885361°N 26.1178250°E / 44.3885361; 26.1178250

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