Giurgevo

Giurgevo (Roumanian Giurgiu), a town of Roumania, on the left bank of the Danube, directly opposite Rustchuk, 40 miles by rail SSW. of Bucharest, of which town it is the port. It imports iron and textile goods, coal, and spirits, and exports corn, salt, and petroleum. It was originally settled by the Genoese in the 14th century, who called it St George. Since 1771 the town has played an important part in all the wars between the Turks and the Russians. Pop. 15,300.