Otopeni
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Romanian subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| county | Ilfov |
| official_name | Otopeni |
| image_shield | ROU IF Otopeni CoA.png |
| image_skyline | OTP "Henri Coanda" Airport Bucharest (MAR2023) - img 02.jpg |
| image_caption | Bucharest Otopeni Airport |
| image_map | Otopeni ilfov.png |
| map_caption | Location in Ilfov County |
| leader_name | Constantin-Silviu Gheorghe |
| leader_party | PNL |
| term | 2024–2028 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 91 |
| area_total | 31.60 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 075100 |
| area_code | +(40) 021 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, neighbouring the north of Bucharest along the DN1 road to Ploiești. It has 21,750 inhabitants, of which 99.0% are ethnic Romanians. One village, Odăile, is administered by the city.
Henri Coandă International Airport is located inside Otopeni. The head office of the airline TAROM is located inside the International Departures Terminal in the airport. In addition the head office of Țiriac Air is in Otopeni.
History
|source = Census data |2002|10515 |2011|13861 |2021|21750 The oldest discovered human settlements in the region are very old. On the occasion of excavations in 1966 to expand the nearby Henri Coandă International Airport, archaeologist Margaret Constantiniu of the History Museum of Bucharest identified fragments of ancient pottery and other objects that belonged to an important human settlements existing since the first period of the Iron Age. In an overlay was discovered another settlement are dated to the 10th century.
By charter of 14 February 1587, Mihnea Turcitul – voivode of Wallachia – gave Holy Trinity Monastery half to the village of Islazul and half to the village of Hodopeni (today Otopeni) mills and gypsies.
On 20 May 1620, Maria, great Băneasa, Holy Trinity monastery was given back (later Radu Vodă) half the village Hodopeni with Rumani, given by Master Villa, commanding Ruman listen. Historian Constantin C. Giurescu argued that the name Hodopeni comes from Hodopa or Hodoba.
At the end of the 19th century, Otopeni town was part of Dâmbovița County, Ilfov province, consisting of two villages, Lower Otopeni and Upper Otopeni, with 851 inhabitants in total. The commune operated a school with 29 students and two churches (one in each village). The village chambers were then part of the town Bucoveni, with 125 inhabitants.
Otopeni was transformed into a city as part of Nicolae Ceaușescu's Systematization plan. It replaced the semidetached houses with four-story high apartment buildings.
Local government
As of 2024, the mayor of Otopeni is Constantin Silviu Gheorghe, from the National Liberal Party. The Otopeni Local Council has 17 councillors, even though before the 2008 local elections, it only had 15. It is considered to be a safe Liberal district, currently having the following party composition:
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| Party | Seats in 2004 | Seats in 2008 | Current Council | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party | 11 | 13 | ||
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | ||
| :: |
Natives
- Lucian Croitoru (born 1957), economist
- Mihai Dobrescu (born 1992), footballer
- Ioana Tudoran (born 1948), rower
References
|File:16.09.21 Aeroport Henri Coandă 962093 (51491032219).jpg|Aeroport Henri Coandă T1 train station |File:Aerial view - Henri Coanda Airport - Bucharest.jpg|Aerial view of the airport |File:Cladire Tiriac Collection - extinsa.jpg| building in Otopeni
References
- "Oficialii orașului". Otopeni town hall.
- "[http://www.tarom.ro/en/tarom-company/public-aquisitions/achive-2007-2008/arhiva-anunturi-de-participare-2007-si-2008/participation-announcement-to-the-tender-procedure-for-public-procurement-information-technology-services.html Participation Announcement To The Tender Procedure For Public Procurement – Information Technology Services]{{dead link. (November 2017). (April 2016)
- "[http://www.tiriacair.ro/termeni Terms and Conditions] {{webarchive. link. (2012-01-15 " ([http://www.tiriacair.ro/language/en/aHR0cDovL3d3dy50aXJpYWNhaXIucm8vdGVybWVuaQ== Direct English link]{{dead link). (April 2018). (September 2025)
- Darrick Danta, "Ceaușescu's Bucharest", ''[[Geographical Review]]'' 83, no. 2 (1993)
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