60 Second City: Bucharest, Romania! #60secondcities #bucharest #romania #travel #cities

we’re off to Romania to explore Bucharest welcome to another episode of 62 cities the quick video series that takes you around the world in less than a minute Bucharest is the capital and largest city in the Eastern European country of Romania the city is located in the central part of Romania on the damovo river a smaller tributary of the danu the second longest river in Europe Bucharest is home to approximately 1.7 million people in the city and 2.3 million in the metro area making it the largest city within Romania Bucharest was first mentioned as a city in 1459 and was apparently the home of Vlad the Impaler otherwise known as the inspiration behind the vampire Dracula though despite its namesake he is often considered one of the most important rulers in Romanian history and as a national hero of the country for climate Bucharest has a humid subtropical climate which means it gets hot and humid in the summer and cold and snowy in the winters a new 62nd cities premieres every Thursday right here on geography by Jeff next week’s city is Philadelphia Pennsylvania

A quick look at Romania’s capital: Bucharest! A new 60 second city premieres every Thursday right here!

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