Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital of Roumania (Romania), picturesquely situated on the Dambovitza, a tributary of the Danube, in a fertile plain, 180 miles from the Black Sea. It is a meanly built but well-fortified town, with the reputation of the most dissolute capital in Europe. There is a Catholic cathedral and a university. It is the emporium of trade between the Balkan and Austria. Textiles, grain, hides, metal, and coal are the chief articles in its markets.

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