Dâmboviţa River

The Dâmboviţa River (spelled Dîmboviţa in pre-1993 Romanian orthography) is a river in Romania having its source in the Făgăraş Mountains and flowing southward. It passes through Bucharest and flows in the Argeş River 258 kilometres from its source (near Budeşti, in Călăraşi County). The Dâmboviţa County is named after the river.

The portion of the river flowing through the capital was channelled twice (in 1883 - to combat regular floods -, and in the late 1970s, to aid in the replanning of the Central area and the construction of the Bucharest Metro).

Localities

The river flows through the following communes, towns and cities:
*Dragoslavele
*Malu cu Flori
*Cândeşti
*Vulcana-Băi
*Voineşti
*Măneşti
*Dragomireşti
*Lucieni
*Nucet
*Conteşti
*Lunguleţu
*Bucharest (city)
*Plătăresti
*Vasilaţi
*Budeşti (town)Image:Bucuresti punte 1837.jpg|The Dâmboviţa watermills on the outskirts of Bucharest (1837)Image:Damboviţa-măneşti.jpg|The Dâmboviţa in Măneşti, Dâmboviţa CountyImage:Bancorex building bgiu.jpg|The Dâmboviţa in BucharestImage:Bucuresti Dambovita2.jpg|Lock on the Dâmboviţa in Bucharest