Dâmboviţa River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dâmboviţa River |
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| River | |
 The Dâmboviţa River in Măneşti, Dâmboviţa County
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| Countries | Romania |
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| Counties | Argeş County, Dâmboviţa County, Ilfov County, Municipality of Bucharest, Călăraşi County |
| Villages | Podu Dâmboviţei, Rucăr, Dragoslavele, Valea Hotarului, Lunca Gârţii, Stoeneşti, Coteneşti, Valea Cetăţuia, Cetăţeni, Lăicăi Bucureşti |
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| - location | Făgăraş Mountains Junction of headwaters Valea Vladului and Boarcăşu |
| Mouth | Argeş River |
| - location | Budeşti |
| Length | 286 km (178 mi) |
| Official River Code | X.1.25 |
The Dâmboviţa River is a river in Romania. It starts at the joining of the headwaters Valea Vladului and Boarcăşu. The source of the river is in the Făgăraş Mountains, and it flows south. It passes through Bucharest and flows into the Argeş River 258 kilometers from its source. This is near Budeşti, which is in Călăraşi County. The Romanian county of Dâmboviţa County is named after this river.
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Settlements
These are the communes, towns and cities that the Dâmboviţa River flows through:
- Dragoslavele
- Malu cu Flori
- Cândeşti
- Vulcana-Băi
- Voineşti
- Măneşti
- Dragomireşti
- Lucieni
- Nucet
- Conteşti
- Lunguleţu
- Bucharest (city)
- Plătăreşti
- Vasilaţi
- Budeşti (town)
Tributaries
These are the tributaries of the Dâmboviţa River:
Left: Valea Vladului, Berevoescu, Luţele Mari, Luţele Mici, Valea lui Aron, Valea Comisului, Valea Nemţoaicelor, Răchita, Valea lui Stanciu, Valea Turcilor, Tămaşul, Valea Dragoslăvenilor, Valea lui Ivan, Valea Largă, Valea Seacă, Valea Speriatei, Valea Gruiului, Berila, Dâmbovicioara, Valea Orăţiilor, Cheia, Ghimbav, Valea Luncii, Valea Caselor, Valea Hotarului, Olăneasca, Valea Runcului, Valea Jocii, Bădeni, Valea Grecului, Pârâul lui Coman, Valea Chiliilor, Valea Pleşei, Valea Măgurii, Valea Vlazilor, Valea Ulmului, Valea Largă, Râul Alb, Valea Satului, Ilfov, Colentina, Pasărea
Right: Boarcăşu, Colţii lui Andrei, Izvorul Foişorului, Valea Barbului, Izvorul Hotarului, Valea lui Aron, Bălţatul, Dracsin, Cascue, Râul Căciulelor, Valea Şaului, Clăbucet, Oncioaia, Valea Jugii, Valea Arşiţei, Râuşorul, Frasinu, Stoeneasca, Valea Cheii, Muscel, Aninoasa, Grui
Gallery
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Dâmboviţa in Bucharest.
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Sistematization of Dâmboviţa in Bucharest.
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Dâmboviţa in Bucharest, an aquarelle by Amedeo Preziosi.
Images for kids
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The Dâmbovița watermills on the outskirts of Bucharest (1837), in the background: Dealul Spirii
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Dâmbovița and the Bucharest Tribunal (1901)
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Lock on the Dâmbovița in Bucharest
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Lock on the Dâmbovița in Bucharest
