Vitan

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Flats in Vitan, overlooking the Mihai Bravu Boulevard

Vitan is a neighborhood in southeastern Bucharest, Romania, along the Dâmboviţa River, located between Titan, Dristor, Centrul Civic, Olteniţei and Berceni.

Its name comes from the Romanian family name "Vitan", presumably a Transylvanian name.^{[citation needed]} Though it is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Bucharest, it was for a long time notorious for its poverty. The Bucharest Mall is located in the north side of the neighbourhood. The now drained Văcăreşti Lake is located on the right bank of the Dâmboviţa and the use of the 3.06 square kilometres of land owned by the state (evaluated to about $650 million) is still undecided.

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[[Template:{{{name}}}\|v]] • [[\|d]] • [{{fullurl:Template:{{{name}}}\|action=edit}}e] Geography of Bucharest, Romania

Sectors of Bucharest	Sector 1 • Sector 2 • Sector 3 • Sector 4 • Sector 5 • Sector 6

Districts (Quaters):	Aviaţiei • Băneasa • Berceni • Bucureştii Noi • Centrul Civic • Colentina • Cotroceni • Crângaşi • Dămăroaia • Dealul Spirii • Dorobanţi • Dristor • Drumul Taberei • Dudeşti • Ferentari • Floreasca • Ghencea • Giuleşti • Griviţa • Iancului • Lipscani • Militari • Moşilor • Obor • Odăi • Olteniţei • Pantelimon • Pipera • Primăverii • Progresul • Rahova • Regie • Tei • Titan • Vitan • Văcăreşti

Squares:	Charles de Gaulle • Revoluţiei • Romană • Rosetti • Unirii • University Square • Victory Square • Quito Square

Major streets:	Şoseaua Kiseleff • Lipscani • Bulevardul Magheru • Calea Moşilor • Calea Victoriei

Hills:	Cotroceni • Dealul Mitropoliei • Dealul Spirii

Rivers:	Colentina • Dâmboviţa

Lakes:	list

Parks and forests:	Băneasa Forest (Codrii Vlăsiei) • Bordei Park • Botanical Garden • Carol Park • Cişmigiu Gardens • Giuleşti Park • Herăstrău Park • Grădina Icoanei • Tineretului Park • Vitan Park

See also:	Kilometre Zero (Bucharest) • Bucharest metropolitan area