Ilfov, Romania · Europe
Cernica is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Glina, 16km from Palace of the Parliament.
Cernica is in Ilfov, Romania, with about 9,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Glina, about 5 km away.
Cernica is a commune in the southeast part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,871 as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Bălăceanca, Căldăraru, Cernica, Poșta, and Tânganu.
The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River and its left tributary, theRead more
Colentina River. It is located in the southeastern part of Ilfov County, 17 km (11 mi) east of downtown Bucharest, on the border with Călărași County. Cernica is crossed by the A2 motorway, which links Bucharest with the port city of Constanța.
The commune lent its name to the Cernica Monastery, an early 17th-century Orthodox monastery in the nearby town of Pantelimon. The name is also given to the Cernica Forest, the largest wooded area around Bucharest.
The name of the commune is derived from the name of the vornic Cernica Știrbei and is of Slavic origin, meaning "black".
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Within an hour or so of Cernica: Casa Capșa (15 km), Palace of the Parliament (16 km).
The nearest famous roads are Transbucegi (DJ713) and Rucăr–Bran Pass.
Cernica is in Ilfov, Romania, about 5 km from Glina.
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Bucharest's storied restaurant-confectionery on Calea Victoriei, founded 1852, once the meeting place of Romania's writers and politicians: the phrase 'Capșa wit' entered the language. Restored belle-époque salons still serve its famous Joffre cake.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Ceausescu-era administrative building in Bucharest, the heaviest building in the world, with guided tours of its state halls.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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