Geography Bucharest

footpath , bikeway in herăstrău park

bucharest situated on banks of dâmbovița river, flows argeș river, tributary of danube. several lakes – important of lake herăstrău, lake floreasca, lake tei, , lake colentina – stretch across northern parts of city, along colentina river, tributary of dâmbovița. in addition, in centre of capital small artificial lake – lake cișmigiu – surrounded cișmigiu gardens. these gardens have rich history, having been frequented poets , writers. opened in 1847 , based on plans of german architect carl f.w. meyer, gardens main recreational facility in city centre.

besides cișmigiu, bucharest parks , gardens include herăstrău park , botanical garden. herăstrău park located in northern part of city, around lake herăstrău, , includes site village museum. botanical garden, located in cotroceni neighborhood bit west of city centre, largest of kind in romania , contains on 10,000 species of plants (many of them exotic); originated pleasure park of royal family.

black swans on lake cișmigiu in cișmigiu gardens

lake văcărești located in southern part of city. on 190 hectares, including 90 hectares of water, host 97 species of birds, half of them protected law, , @ least 7 species of mammals. lake surrounded buildings of flats , odd result of human intervention , nature taking course. area small village ceaușescu attempted convert lake. after demolishing houses , building concrete basin, plan abandoned following 1989 revolution. 2 decades, area shifted being abandoned green space children play , sunbathe, being contested previous owners of land there, being closed redevelopment sports centre. redevelopment deal failed, , on following years, green space grew unique habitat. in may 2016, lake declared national park, văcărești nature park.

since 2015, lake văcărești, dubbed delta of bucharest , protected area.

bucharest situated in southeastern corner of romanian plain, in area once covered vlăsiei forest, after cleared, gave way fertile flatland. many cities, bucharest traditionally considered built upon 7 hills, similar 7 hills of rome. bucharest s 7 hills are: mihai vodă, dealul mitropoliei, radu vodă, cotroceni, spirei, văcărești, , sf. gheorghe nou.

the city has area of 226 km (87 sq mi). altitude varies 55.8 m (183.1 ft) @ dâmbovița bridge in cățelu, southeastern bucharest , 91.5 m (300.2 ft) @ militari church. city has round shape, centre situated in cross-way of main north-south/east-west axes @ university square. milestone romania s kilometre 0 placed south of university square in front of new st. george church (sfântul gheorghe nou) @ st. george square (piața sfântul gheorghe). bucharest s radius, university square city limits in directions, varies 10 12 km (6 7 mi).

until recently, regions surrounding bucharest largely rural, after 1989, suburbs started built around bucharest, in surrounding ilfov county. further urban consolidation expected take place in late 2010s, when bucharest metropolitan area plan become operational, incorporating additional communes , cities ilfov , other neighbouring counties.

climate

using milder isotherm of 0 °c (32 °f) coldest month, bucharest has humid continental climate dfa. however, bucharest has subtropical climate cfa. using −3 °c (27 °f) isotherm, climate crossover between continental , extreme varieties of warm oceanic , cool subtropical. owing position on romanian plain, city s winters can windy, though of winds mitigated due urbanisation. winter temperatures dip below 0 °c (32 °f), −20 °c (−4 °f). in summer, average temperature 23 °c (73 °f) (the average july , august). temperatures reach 35 40 °c (95 104 °f) in midsummer in city centre. although average precipitation , humidity during summer low, occasional heavy storms occur. during spring , autumn, daytime temperatures vary between 17 , 22 °c (63 , 72 °f), , precipitation during spring tends higher in summer, more frequent yet milder periods of rain.