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Economically, Bucharest is the most prosperous city in Romania and the richest capital and city in the region, having surpassed Budapest since 2017. [18] [19] [20] The city has a number of large convention facilities, educational institutes, cultural venues, traditional 'shopping arcades' and recreational areas.
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses. [1] For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals.
Bucharest is the capital and the largest city in Romania, with a population of over 1.7 million in 2021. [348] Its larger urban zone has a population of almost 2.2 million, [349] which are planned to be included into a metropolitan area up to 20 times the area of the city proper. [350] [351] [352]
The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". [13]
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Except during World War I (1916–1918) when Iași was the capital of Romania, Bucharest has been the capital of modern Romania since its inception in 1862. Other localities in this category were capitals of earlier Romanian states, such as Wallachia and Moldavia.
The American online magazine InformationWeek reports that much of the software/IT activity in Romania is taking place in Cluj-Napoca, which is quickly becoming Romania's technopolis. [156] Nokia invested 200 million euros in a mobile telephone factory near Cluj-Napoca; [157] this began production in February 2008 and closed in December 2011. [158]
became capital of Charlemagne as Imperator Augustus and Emperor of the Carolingian Empire: Karlsruhe: Baden, Grand Duchy of: Germany: 1771 1918 Baden became part of the German Empire in 1871, and lost sovereignty fully in 1918. Karlsruhe remained the capital of the German state of Baden until 1945. Munich: Bavaria, Kingdom of: Germany: 14th ...