Giurgiu

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Municipality in Romania

Giurgiu
Municipality
Atheneum building Town Hall Danube Bridge Giurgiu Clock Tower
Coat of arms
Giurgiu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°54′03″N 25°58′26″E / 43.90083°N 25.97389°E / 43.90083; 25.97389
Country	Romania
County	Giurgiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Adrian Anghelescu[1] (PNL)
Area	46.94 km2 (18.12 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	54,551
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	080011–080882
Area code	(+40) 02 46
Vehicle reg.	GR
Website	www.primariagiurgiu.ro

Giurgiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒjurdʒju] ^ⓘ; Bulgarian: Гюргево, romanized: Gyurgevo) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the Danube river. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda. The rich grain-growing land to the north is traversed by a railway to Bucharest, the first line opened in Romania, which was built in 1869 and afterwards extended to Smarda. In the past, Giurgiu exported timber, grain, salt and petroleum, and imported coal, iron, and textiles.^[3]

The Giurgiu-Ruse Friendship Bridge, in the shared Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube, crosses the river in the outskirts of the city.