Alexandria is situated in the middle of the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Vedea River. It is located in the central part of Teleorman County, at a distance of 62 km (39 mi) from Giurgiu and 86 km (53 mi) from Bucharest.
The city is traversed by the national roadDN6, which links Bucharest to the Banat region in western Romania; the road is part of European routeE70. The Alexandria train station serves the CFRLine 909, with service towards Roșiorii de Vede (to the northwest) and Zimnicea (to the south, on the Danube).
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History
Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru D. Ghica, Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842. Its population in 1900 was 1,675. Grain, which was Alexandria's main trade at the time, was dispatched both by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea and by river to Giurgiu.[6]
In 1989, the city had over 63,000 inhabitants and more than six large factories. The 2021 census puts the population at 40,390.[7]
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1912
15,785
—
1930
19,350
+22.6%
1948
17,840
−7.8%
1956
19,294
+8.2%
1966
21,898
+13.5%
1977
37,340
+70.5%
1992
58,478
+56.6%
2002
50,591
−13.5%
2011
45,434
−10.2%
2021
40,390
−11.1%
Source: Census data
Education
There are four high schools in Alexandria: the Alexandru D. Ghica National College, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza Theoretical High School, the Mircea Scarlat National Pedagogical College and the Constantin Noica Theoretical High School.
In 1897, the Ștefan cel Mare School moved from its former location to 310 Libertății Street; a local entrepreneur, M. Frangulea, obtained the plot and hired renowned architect Alexandru Săvulescu to build the new boys' primary school for the city.[8]
