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| Country |  Romania |
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| County |  Ilfov |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 45.00 km2 (17.37 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 11 041 | ||
| • Density | 245.35/km2 (635.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://primariamagurele.ro/ | ||
Măgurele is a town situated in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Romania. Its population is 11,041. Four villages are administered by the town: Alunișu, Dumitrana, Pruni and Vârteju.
The town hosts a nuclear research lab, the Institute of Atomic Physics (Romanian: Institutul de Fizicǎ Atomicǎ (IFA)) and its National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering. Between 1957 and 1998, it had a Soviet VVRS research reactor, now closed down. The Faculty of Physics of the University of Bucharest is also located in Măgurele.
Its name is derived from a Romanian word possibly of Dacian origin, măgură, meaning "hill".
Welcome sign at the town's southern entry
References[]
External links[]
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
- National Institute of Materials Physics
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