Colentina, Bucharest

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A hut in the village of Colentina, 1869 watercolor by Amedeo Preziosi

Bathers in the Colentina river, 1869 watercolor by Amedeo Preziosi

Colentina is one of the main neighborhoods in Bucharest's 2nd district located on the north-east of the city. A local folk etymology says that the name is derived from "colea-n-tină" (there, in the mud), this being the answer given by a spătar to Matei Basarab, who asked the former where he had defeated the Ottoman army.

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Sectors of Bucharest	Sector 1 • Sector 2 • Sector 3 • Sector 4 • Sector 5 • Sector 6

Districts (quarters):	Aviaţiei • Băneasa • Berceni • Bucureştii Noi • Centrul Civic • Colentina • Cotroceni • Crângaşi • Dămăroaia • Dealul Spirii • Dorobanţi • Dristor • Drumul Taberei • Dudeşti • Ferentari • Floreasca • Ghencea • Giuleşti • Giurgiului • Griviţa • Iancului • Lipscani • Militari • Moşilor • Obor • Odăi • Olteniţei • Pantelimon • Pipera • Primăverii • Progresul • Rahova • Regie • Tei • Titan • Vitan • Văcăreşti

Squares:	Charles de Gaulle • Constituţiei • Revoluţiei • Romană • Rosetti • Unirii • University Square • Victory Square • Quito Square

Major streets:	Şoseaua Kiseleff • Lipscani • Bulevardul Magheru • Calea Moşilor • Bulevardul Unirii • Calea Victoriei

Hills:	Cotroceni • Dealul Mitropoliei • Dealul Spirii

Rivers:	Colentina • Dâmboviţa

Lakes:	list

Parks and forests:	Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) • Bordei Park • Botanical Garden • Carol Park • Cişmigiu Gardens • Giuleşti Park • Herăstrău Park • Grădina Icoanei • Tineretului Park • Vitan Park

See also:	Kilometre Zero (Bucharest) • Bucharest metropolitan area