Fetești

Fetești
Central Park in Fetești
Fetești railway station
Location in Ialomița County
Fetești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°24′54″N 27°49′25″E / 44.41500°N 27.82361°E / 44.41500; 27.82361
CountryRomania
CountyIalomița
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Laurențiu-Georgică Șonchereche (PSD)
Area
101.19 km2 (39.07 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
27,465
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
925100
Area code(+40) 02 43
Vehicle reg.IL
Websiteprimariafetesti.ro

Fetești (Romanian pronunciation: [feˈteʃtʲ]) is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan Plain, on the Borcea branch of the Danube. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița County, after Slobozia.

In 1895, the King Carol I railway bridge was built across the Danube to Cernavodă. A newer one was built in the 1980s as part of the BucharestConstanța A2 highway.