Neptun, Romania
Neptune Station
Stațiunea Neptun | |
---|---|
Beach | |
![]() The beach | |
Coordinates: 43°51′58″N 28°36′19″E / 43.86611°N 28.60528°E | |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | ~1,000 |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Neptun_Romania_02_bgiu.jpg/220px-Neptun_Romania_02_bgiu.jpg)
Neptun is a summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea, six kilometres (3+1⁄2 miles) north of Mangalia. It is part of a string of such resorts, Olimp, Jupiter, Cap Aurora, and Venus.
History
[edit]Neptun hosts the summer residence of the president, Nufărul (English: The Water Lily).[citation needed]
Built in 1972, it is owned by the Importanne Resort corporation. Located on a beach called "At the flags" (Romanian: La steaguri).[citation needed]
Climate
[edit]The marine climate has hot summers, with the average temperature in June being over 22 °C, most of the days being sunny, and winters being gentle with rare snows. The mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C, and precipitation is low (under 400 mm yearly).
Personalities
[edit]- Inna – Romanian singer, winner of two MTV Europe Music Awards and best-selling music act from Eastern Europe of the 2000s.
External links
[edit] Media related to Neptun at Wikimedia Commons
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.