Editing Ilfov County (section)

== History ==

The area now forming Ilfov County has historically been tied to the development of Bucharest and the surrounding Wallachian countryside. Villages, estates, roads, monasteries, and agricultural settlements developed around the capital over several centuries.

During the modern period, Ilfov’s administrative boundaries changed several times. In the communist period, the county area was reorganized and became closely subordinated to Bucharest through the agricultural sector surrounding the capital. Ilfov was re-established as a separate county in 1997.

After 1989, Ilfov County changed rapidly as private construction, road traffic, logistics, retail development, and suburban housing expanded around Bucharest. Several settlements that had previously been rural or semi-rural became commuter towns and suburban growth zones.