duminică, 17 noiembrie 2013

Bucharest old history

The first documentary attestation dates from the Middle of the 15th century (20 September 1459) and is an act whereby Prince Vlad Tepes confirm a donation made to landowners.
The establishment of the Royal residence in Bucharest during the Prince Vlad the Impaler, had a determining role in the evolution of the settlement.
Thus, in the 15th century, there is a doubling of the city. New neighborhoods are occupied by craftsmen. The area today called the St. George were blacksmiths, craftsmen's ovens to Piata Unirii Area-Cardenas were craftsmen and potters kilns on the banks of the Dambovita Tanners are established.
In the North of the Royal Court are established merchants, tailors, christmasthanks. See main commercial and craft becomes "Z" Lipscani Street today, mentioned in documents from 5 June 1589.  The process of industrialisation during this period is predicted, concentrand Bucharest in 1938, approximately 17% of the total number of enterprises with an important weight in the country's economy, covering the entire range of industries in that period.
By the proclamation of the independence of the State in 1877, Bucharest Romania's capital and becomes, as of this date, meet a strong economic and social development. Thus, the census recorded since 1878 in second city cast home foundries, two enterprises of mechanical objects, 30 and 100 tanners mill, of which 12 were driven by steam power.
In the year 1869 it inaugurated the first line of the Bucharest-Giurgiu railway, and in 1870 is put into operation the railway Bucharest-Ploiesti-Galati-novel.
The first station was built in Bucharest-Romania (1869), and then built the Windsor train station (1870), which was later called the Gara de Nord.
Bucharest was in this period and the main commercial center of the country, first appearing in the capital of institutions: Chamber of Commerce and industry (1858), the Bucharest Stock Exchange (1881), National Bank of Romania (1858).
 In the 15th century and by the end of the feudal era, despite major natural calamities and wars, Bucharest has witnessed a continuous social and economic development, becoming one of the main urban centres in the South-Eastern Europe. Starting with the 18th-century first factory. In 1764 is mentioned in documents the manufacture of wax. In 1766 appears "factory broadcloth from Worcester", then in 1767 paper mill at Fundeni.
The revolution of 1821 marks the beginning of modern history of Bucharest. At the beginning of the 19th century, one cannot distinguish a socio-professional structure: craftsmen, merchants, nor do we in the clergy, the aristocracy, and Ministers.
After a census from the year 1807, in Bucharest there were 3,523 shops, and later, in the year 1820, are recorded more than 200 public buildings, several plazas and public gardens.
In the year 1830 to establish "City Council" (local public administration today) and the city is divided into five areas (sectors), and in 1846 was drafted by City Hall, the first Cadastre Plan of Bucharest.  The end of the 19th century marks the capitalist development and the banking system through the appearance of new banks: Marmorosch Bank, General Bank, discount Bank, Romanian Bank.
Also in this period he made works of rectification and deepening the riverbed along Owings Mills, works for the supply of drinking water by filtering the water capital Dambovita. In 1882 he opened an electric public lighting, and in 1892 the electric plant was built Grozavesti. Commissioning of electrical plant Filaret (1908), made possible in 1894 's first electric tram lines in the city.
The most prosperous period of Bucharest, as well as of the whole country, was the interwar period. Becoming the State capital unit, national Bucharest continues to be in the interwar period the main industrial centre, commercial and Finance of Romania.




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