Măgurele
In 2024, new buses were donated from the Voluntari district. It is rapidly developing. Examples include investment into education in Vârteju, construction of a new water supply and sewage collection network in Măgurele, and 85 households in Aluniș, connected to the water and sewage network.
Research institutes
Although a small town, Măgurele hosts 9 different research institutes, on the naukograd model:
- Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE/IFIN-HH) nipne.ro
- Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) www.eli-np.ro
- National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (INFLPR) inflpr.ro
- National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP) infim.ro
- Institute of Atomic Physics (IFA) ifa-mg.ro
- National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics (INOE 2000) inoe.ro
- National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP/INCDFP) infp.ro
- National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM) incdmtm.ro
- National Research&Development Institute for Non-ferrous and Rare Metals (IMNR) imnr.ro
- Research and Development National Institute for Metals and Radioactive Resources (INCDMRR-ICPMRR) incdmrr.ro
The town hosts Măgurele Science Park, the largest science park in Romania, consisting of a series o research institutes. among which a nuclear research lab, the Institute of Atomic Physics (IFA) and its National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH). Between 1957 and 1998, it had a Soviet VVRS research reactor, now closed down. The Faculty of Physics of the University of Bucharest is also located in Măgurele.
According to a Romanian government press release, the high power laser system (HPLS) project of the Extreme Light Infrastructure — Nuclear Physics Center achieved the power of 10 petawatts on 7 March 2019, becoming the most powerful laser in the world.
Administration
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9,200 | — |
| 2011 | 11,041 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 14,414 | +30.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Măgurele was declared a town in 2004. At the 2021 census it had a population of 14,414. Four villages are administered by the town: Alunișu, Dumitrana, Pruni, and Vârteju.
The local administration releases the monthly Pro Măgurele newspaper.
Etymology
Its name is derived from a Romanian word possibly of Dacian origin, măgură, meaning "hill".
Natives
- George Anania (1941–2013), science-fiction writer and translator
- Augustin Deleanu (1944–2014), footballer
References
- ^ "Rezultate Vot".
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Grădiniță cu program prelungit în Vârteju, cu bani europeni | Primăria Orașului Măgurele". 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Lucrările la noile rețele de apă și canalizare avansează în ritm alert | Primăria Orașului Măgurele". 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Încă 85 de gospodării din Aluniș, branșate gratuit la rețeaua de apă și canalizare | Primăria Orașului Măgurele". 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Institute de cercetare". primariamagurele.ro (in Romanian). Măgurele townhall. 17 January 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ Lista propunerilor de Programe-Nucleu de Cercetare-Dezvoltare propuse pentru finanțare în perioada 2023-2026 research.gov.ro
- ^ "Măgurele Science Park". www.magurelesciencepark.ro. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Drăgan, Aurel (March 13, 2019). "Măgurele Laser officially becomes the most powerful laser in the world". business-review.eu. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Romania's Măgurele laser achieves highest power in the world". romania-insider.com. March 13, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Istorie". primariamagurele.ro (in Romanian). Măgurele town hall. 17 January 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Pro Măgurele – Ziarul comunității noastre | Primăria Orașului Măgurele". 4 March 2018.
External links
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
- National Institute of Materials Physics
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