City of Bolintin-Vale

City of Bolintin-Vale

At a distance of 23 km west of the country's capital and 90 km from Giurgiu municipality, the city of Bolintin-Vale, is located in the southern part of Romania, in the north of Giurgiu county. Bolintin is located next to the A1 Bucharest-Pitesti highway, on county road 601 that connects Bucharest to Videle town and the oil zone. Access to the locality is via the deviation from the A1 highway, through county road 401A and through 601 on the Bucharest-Videle connection. The geographic coordinates are: 44°24'49" latitude and 25°46'24" longitude, equidistant from the North Pole and the Equator.

The territory of the city covers an area of 4,042 ha (intra-village – 924.25 ha, extra-village – 3,117.75 ha) in the east-west direction. The town is located in the center of the Romanian Plain, in the meadow between the rivers Argeş (west) and Sabar (east). The city of Bolintin-Vale is the only urban locality in Romania located on two parallel rivers located at a great distance from their confluence, Argesul and Sabarul, 4 km in a straight line. This geographical location gives it an important energetic advantage. The potential of using solar energy is important, the annual solar energy flow being over 1600kWh/m2/year. Also, following the simulations, the researchers position the town above an underground geothermal front with a potential of 50-80 MW/m2. This front has not yet been prospected. Local interest is growing for the installation of systems with photovoltaic panels for the production of energy in residential locations (the locality includes over 3500 houses) and for buildings in the public heritage.

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