Slobozia

Romania
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Also known as: Netindava

Slobozia, town, capital of Ialomiƫa judeƫ (county), southeastern Romania. It lies along the Ialomiƫa River in the middle of the Bărăgan Plain. The town was built on what remained of the Roman settlement of Netindava. It is a collecting and marketing centre for a rich agricultural region in which cereals and cattle predominate. Amara is a bathing and health resort lying just to the north. An ethnographic museum in Slobozia contains a collection of work created by regional artists. Highways run through Slobozia, including a connection between Bucharest and Constanƫa. Pop. (2007 est.) 52,313.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.