Slobozia

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CountryR, Romania
ZIP9200
Danube´s banksLeft
Population53000
Sea level35
General descriptionSlobozia is the capital city of the Ialomita County, Romania.

Its name is from Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word itself comes from the Slavic word "slobod" which means "free". As it is located in the middle of flat land (Baragan Plain), it was very vulnerable to Tatar and Ottoman incursions. To encourage peasants to settle there, they were exempted from some taxes, hence the name.
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Latitude (d:m:s)44:33:50
Longitude (d:m:s)27:21:58