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Măgurele

Town in Ilfov, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Ilfov County

(2020–2024) Narcis-Cătălin Constantin^[1] (PNL)Area

45 km² (17 sq mi)Elevation

78 m (256 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

14,414 • Density320/km² (830/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

077125

Area code(+40) 02 1Vehicle reg.IFWebsiteprimariamagurele.ro

Măgurele is a town situated in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It has a population of 14,414 as of 2021 and hosts several research institutes. In 2024 new buses were donated from the voluntari district.

Research institutes

Although a small town, Măgurele hosts 9 different research institutes, on the naukograd model:^[3]^[4]

Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering [ro] (NIPNE/IFIN-HH) nipne.ro
- Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) www.eli-np.ro
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics [ro] (INFLPR) inflpr.ro
National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP) infim.ro
Institute of Atomic Physics [ro] (IFA) ifa-mg.ro
National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics (INOE 2000) inoe.ro
National Institute for Earth Physics [ro] (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 [ro] (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.^[5] among which a nuclear research lab, the Institute of Atomic Physics [ro] (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.^[6]^[7]

Administration

Historical population
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.^[8] At the 2021 census it had a population of 14,414. Four villages are administered by the town: Alunișu, Dumitrana, Pruni, and Vârteju.

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

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "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.