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Bucharest and Wallachia

Wallachia lies north of the lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians, and was one of the two principalities that laid the foundation of the modern Romanian state. Bucharest, the capital of Romania, lies in the region.

The lakes include the chain on the Colentina river inside Bucharest, among them Herăstrău, Floreasca, Tei and Morii, and others near the city: Snagov, with its monastery on an islet, Cernica, Căldărușani, Amara, and Comana in Comana Natural Park.

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Lake Snagov

Snagov is a long, narrow lake in Snagov commune, north of Bucharest in Romania. Although its surface is small, its elongated shape makes it stretch from north-east to south-west. The lake and the nearby Snagov Forest are a protected natural…

5.81 square kilometresarea
120 metreselevation
11 metresmax. depth

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Lake Comana

10.4 square kilometresarea
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