Type: | municipality |
County: | Ialomița |
Official Name: | Fetești |
Leader Name: | Laurențiu-Georgică Șonchereche[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 44.415°N 27.8236°W |
Elevation: | 20 |
Area Total: | 101.19 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 925100 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 43 |
Fetești (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /feˈteʃtʲ/) is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan Plain, on the of the Danube. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița County, after Slobozia.
In 1895, the King Carol I railway bridge was built across the Danube to Cernavodă. A newer one was built in the 1980s as part of the Bucharest - Constanța A2 highway.
The settlement of Fetești was first mentioned in the year 1528, in a document released by the ruler of Wallachia, Radu of Afumați. In 1868 Fetești became a commune, in 1934 a city, and 61 years later, in 1995, it achieved the status of municipality. In the course of time, Fetești has evolved to an important crossroads and industrial center.
The city is composed of four neighbourhoods: Fetești-Oraș, Fetești-Gară, Buliga, and Vlașca; formally, the last three are separate villages. Fetești-Gară has a population of over 20,000 inhabitants, and it is considered to be the center of Fetești.
There are 7 schools and 3 high-schools in the city. The "Carol I" high-school is the best in the Fetești-Țăndărei area, and one of the best in the county.