GIURGIU

joorˈjoo, city (1990 pop. 71,875), S Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River opposite Ruse, Bulgaria, with which it is linked by a bridge. An important inland port, Giurgiu is connected by two oil pipelines with Ploieşti. There are shipyards, canneries, and other light industries. The city was founded (10th cent.) on the site of a Roman settlement by Genoese merchants, who named it San Giorgio. Conquered by the Turks in 1417, it played an important role in the 16th-century wars between Walachia and Turkey and in the later Russo-Turkish Wars. Remains of the old town walls, the ruins of a medieval fortress, and an old clock tower still stand.

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books on: Giurgiu  - 53 results

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International Law and the Resolution of Central and East European Transboundary Environmental Disputes
Book by Paul R. Williams; Macmillan, 1999
...pollution from the industrial zones in Giurgiu. On numerous other occasions, local...of information on matters relating to Giurgiu-Ruse point source disputes, operation...arising from air and water pollution in the Giurgiu-Ruse region. 166 Efforts related to...
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Rumania, 1866-1947
Book by Keith Hitchins; Clarendon Press, 1994
Subjects: Romania--History--1914-1944, Romania--History--1944-1989, Romania--History--Charles I, 1866-1914
...of the Peace of Buftea, was preparing to cross the river at Giurgiu. On 3 November Austria-Hungary accepted Allied terms for...November, the same day Allied troops crossed the Danube at Giurgiu. The mobilization of the army had proved unusually difficult...
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The Silent Holocaust: Romania and Its Jews
Book by I. C. Butnaru; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Antisemitism--Romania, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania, Jews--Persecutions--Romania, Romania--Ethnic Relations
...29 , 36 , 100 France, 49 , 62 , 64 Galati, 6 , 11 , 29 , 68 , 100 , 131 Germany, 3 , 30 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 69 Giurgiu, 19 Giurgiu cemetery , 87 Golta county , 128 Great Britain, 18 , 23 , 62 , 64 , 174 Greci labor camp , 100 , 132 , 157 Greece...
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Eastern Europe: An Historical Geography, 1815-1945
Book by David Turnock; Routledge, 1989
Subjects: Europe, Eastern--Historical Geography
...23 A railway connected Bucharest with the Danube port of Giurgiu in 1869 and other examples can be seen in the link between...influencing railway routes to their advantages: thus the Bucharest-Giurgiu line bends anomalously through Comana because the bridge there...
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The Romanians, 1774-1866
Book by Keith M. Hitchins; Oxford University, 1996
Subjects: Romania--History--1711-1821, Romania--History--1821-1859, Romania--History--1859-1866
...crossing the Danube and would take back the rayas of Turnu, Giurgiu, and Bra from the Turks. He promised that the Russians would...outskirts of Bucharest on 28 March, they left the city for Giurgiu. Many followed their example. As Vladimirescus and Ipsilantis...
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journal articles on: Giurgiu  - 12 results

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Irregularities or Rigging: The 1992 Romanian Parliamentary Elections
Journal article by Henry F. Carey; East European Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1995
Subjects: Democracy--Analysis, Election fraud--Ethical aspects, Elections--Ethical aspects, Romania--Elections
...Constanta, Mehedinti, Olt, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Botosani, Iasi, Calarasi and the SAI...Galati 14.50 13.93 12.69 19. Giurgiu 14.06 24.28 27.75 20. Gorj 18...853; Buzau, 392,772 of 516,307; Giurgiu, 237,436 of 313,084. Why is there...
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Transylvanian Railways and Access to the Lower Danube, 1856-1914
Journal article by Gerhard Rosegger, John H. Jensen; East European Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1995
Subjects: Europe--Transportation, Railroad travel--Economic aspects, Railroads--History, Transylvania--Transportation
...of cost-cutting for the case of the Romanian Bucuresti-Giurgiu line, also built by British engineers, is offered in G...1977), passim. 59. At its terminus, the Bucuresti-Giurgiu line, also built by British interests, faced the Bulgarian...
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There's an App for That Smartphone Use in Health and Physical Education: How Many Healthful Apps Does Your Smartphone Have?
Journal article by Matthew Cummiskey; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 82, 2011
Subjects: Health education--Equipment and supplies, Health education--Technology application, Mobile applications--Health aspects, Mobile applications--Usage, Smart phones--Health aspects, Smart phones--Usage
...such as Pocket PCs and personal digital assistants (PDAs; Giurgiu Barsan, 2008). The potential impact of smartphones is particularly...overtake-feature-phones-in-u-s-by-2011/. Giurgiu, L., Barsan, G. (2008). The impact of iPhone in education...
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Green Revolutions? the Role of Green Parties in Eastern Europe's Transition, 1989-1994
Journal article by Erich G. Frankland; East European Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1995
Subjects: Eastern Europe--Political aspects, Green parties, Green parties (Political science), Political parties--Environmental policy
...correspondingly revealed such catastrophes as the chemical wasteland at Giurgiu on the Danube River. REM, which claimed around 100,000...marched on the heavily polluted city of Ruse, across from Giurgiu, Romania. In March, the first organized opposition based...
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Events
Journal article; Slavic and East European Performance, Vol. 27, 2007
...directed by Cristi Puiu, December 2. The Apartment, directed by Constantin Popescu, December 2. Love Sick, directed by Tudor Giurgiu, December 2 and 3. Livius Dream, directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, December 3. C Block Story, directed by Cristian Nemescu...
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The Good Mothers: Romania's HIV/AIDS Activists Are Mostly Poor Mothers of Thousands of Children Who Contracted the Disease Due to Poor Medical Practices under the Ceaucescu Regime
Magazine article by Mike Marcolongo; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 28, Spring 2002
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)--Causes of, AIDS patients--Care and treatment, Anti-HIV agents--Administration and dosage, Public health administration--Romania, Terminally ill children--Care and treatment
...medical practices under the Ceaucescu regime by Mike Marcolongo Giurgiu, Romania: in a three-roomed house heated by a woodstove...affected by HIV/AIDS. Marilena Jugaru, another parent from Giurgiu, laments that "treatment has been interrupted four times...


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newspaper articles on: Giurgiu  - 28 results

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SPOT ON, WAYNE; Rooney the Saviour as Vidic Is Off
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 19, 2011
Subjects: Rooney, Wayne
...card by Felix Brych for fouling Gabriel Giurgiu on the touchline. It was a clumsy challenge...Neagu 6 (Pena 72min, 5), Filip 7, Giurgiu 6; Antal 6, Punosevac 7 (Viglianti...Rapa, Perendija, Neagu, Costin, Giurgiu. Sent off: Perendija. MANCHESTER UTD...
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A Great Deal More to Romania Than Poverty and Orphanages
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 7, 2007
...met at the airport by our Romanian host and driven to Giurgiu. Giurgiu is the name of both the town and the region in southern...between 1952 and 1954, crosses the Danube to link Giurgiu with Rousse in Bulgaria. There was something surreal...
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Rooney's Johnny on Spot for Reds
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 19, 2011
Subjects: Manchester United, Rooney, Wayne
...sent off for a high tackle on Gabriel Giurgiu. The goals, which took Rooney to 26...element of danger about Vidics challenge on Giurgiu and promptly sent the Serbian off. Vidic...Salageanu, Neagu (Pena 72), Filip, Giurgiu, Antal, Punosevac (Iorga 87), Frunza...
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Rooney Hits Spot as Vidic Sees Red
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 19, 2011
Subjects: Rooney, Wayne
...guilty of a lunging challenge on Gabriel Giurgiu close to the touchline in the 66th minute...Neagu 6 (Pena 72min, 5), Filip 7, Giurgiu 6; Antal 6, Punosevac 7 (Viglianti...Rapa, Perendija, Neagu, Costin, Giurgiu. Sent off: Perendija. MANCHESTER UNITED...
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ROOTHLESS; Wayne's Penalty Double Seals a First United Win
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 19, 2011
...walked for a tackle on Romanian Gabriel Giurgiu that German ref Felix Brych considered...the spot-kick. Then Vidic raced in on Giurgiu. The ref decided the tackle was high...Salageanu, Neagu (Pena 72), Filip, Giurgiu, Antal, Punosevac (Iorga 87) Frunza...
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encyclopedia articles on: Giurgiu  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Giurgiu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GIURGIU joor joo, city (1990 pop. 71,875), S Romania, in Walachia, on the...Bulgaria, with which it is linked by a bridge. An important inland port, Giurgiu is connected by two oil pipelines with Ploiesti. There are shipyards...
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PloieŞti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and of the Ploiesti oil region. The city is a railroad hub and is linked by oil pipelines with Bucharest and the ports of Giurgiu on the Danube River and Constanta on the Black Sea. It has large refineries and oil storage installations and is an industrial...
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Romania
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...industrial centers are Arad , Bucharest, Brasov , Hunedoara , Iasi , Oradea , Resita , and Timisoara . Braila , Galati , and Giurgiu are the main Danubian ports; Constanta is the chief Black Sea port. Galati and Constanta are resort cities in Romanias growing...


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