Neptune Station | |
Native Name: | Stațiunea Neptun |
Settlement Type: | Beach |
Pushpin Map: | Romania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Romania |
Population Total: | ~1000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Neptun is a summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea, 6km (04miles) north of Mangalia. It is part of a string of such resorts, Olimp, Jupiter, Cap Aurora, and Venus.
Neptun hosts the summer residence of the president, Nufărul (English: The Water Lily).
Built in 1972, it is owned by the Importanne Resort corporation. Located on a beach called "At the flags" (Romanian: La steaguri).
The marine climate has hot summers, with the average temperature in June being over 22 °C, most of the days being sunny, and winters being gentle with rare snows. The mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C, and precipitation is low (under 400 mm yearly).