Dâmbovița (river)

Dâmbovița
The Dâmbovița in Bucharest
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Argeș, Dâmbovița, Ilfov, Bucharest, Călărași
Cities	Bucharest
Physical characteristics
Source	Curmătura Oticu
- location	Făgăraș Mountains
- coordinates	45°29′54″N 24°56′14″E
- elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Mouth	Argeș
- location	Budești
- coordinates	44°13′40″N 26°28′16″E
- elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Length	286 km (178 mi)
Basin size	2,824 km2 (1,090 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Argeș→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
- left	Ilfov, Colentina
River code	X.1.25

The Dâmboviţa River is a river in Romania. It starts at the joining of the headwaters Valea Vladului and Boarcăşu. The source of the river is in the Făgăraş Mountains. It flows south. It passes through Bucharest and flows into the Argeş River 258 kilometers from its source. This is near Budeşti, which is in Călăraşi County. The Romanian county of Dâmboviţa County is named after this river.

Settlements

These are the communes, towns and cities that the Dâmboviţa River flows through:

• Dragoslavele
• Malu cu Flori
• Cândeşti
• Vulcana-Băi
• Voineşti
• Măneşti
• Dragomireşti
• Lucieni
• Nucet
• Conteşti
• Lunguleţu
• Bucharest (city)
• Plătăreşti
• Vasilaţi
• Budeşti (town)

Tributaries

These are the tributaries of the Dâmboviţa River:

Left: Valea Vladului, Berevoescu, Luţele Mari, Luţele Mici, Valea lui Aron, Valea Comisului, Valea Nemţoaicelor, Răchita, Valea lui Stanciu, Valea Turcilor, Tămaşul, Valea Dragoslăvenilor, Valea lui Ivan, Valea Largă, Valea Seacă, Valea Speriatei, Valea Gruiului, Berila, Dâmbovicioara, Valea Orăţiilor, Cheia, Ghimbav, Valea Luncii, Valea Caselor, Valea Hotarului, Olăneasca, Valea Runcului, Valea Jocii, Bădeni, Valea Grecului, Pârâul lui Coman, Valea Chiliilor, Valea Pleşei, Valea Măgurii, Valea Vlazilor, Valea Ulmului, Valea Largă, Râul Alb, Valea Satului, Ilfov, Colentina, Pasărea

Right: Boarcăşu, Colţii lui Andrei, Izvorul Foişorului, Valea Barbului, Izvorul Hotarului, Valea lui Aron, Bălţatul, Dracsin, Cascue, Râul Căciulelor, Valea Şaului, Clăbucet, Oncioaia, Valea Jugii, Valea Arşiţei, Râuşorul, Frasinu, Stoeneasca, Valea Cheii, Muscel, Aninoasa, Grui

Gallery

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  Dâmboviţa in Bucharest.
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  Sistematization of Dâmboviţa in Bucharest.
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  Dâmboviţa in Bucharest, an aquarelle by Amedeo Preziosi.