Slobozia

Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: municipality
Romanian subdivision.county: Ialomița
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Slobozia
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: Stema.svg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Slobozia - Catedrala episcopala.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Orthodox Cathedral of Slobozia
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Slobozia in the Ialomița County.svg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Ialomița County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Dănuț-Alexandru Potor
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.area_total

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Etymology
Geography
Economy
Culture
Demographics
Tourism
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
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Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021.

==Etymology== Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word itself comes from the Slavic word "slobod" which means "free". As it is located in the middle of flat land (Bărăgan Plain), it was very vulnerable to Tatar and Ottoman incursions. To encourage peasants to settle there, they were exempted from some taxes, hence the name.