Alexandria, Romania

Alexandria is a city in Romania, and the capital of Teleorman county. It is located south of Bucharest, near the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River. The city has 50,500 inhabitants.

Alexandria in 1900

Alexandria is a town of Romania, situated among the rich corn-lands of the Teleorman department, on the right bank of the river Vedea. Its population in 1900 was 13,675. Its chief trade is in grain, despatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgevo (now Giurgiu). Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexander John Cuza, prince of Romania from 1859 to 1866.

(from an old encyclopedia)