Vidin-Progresul
Vidin-Progresul is a neighborhood located in the NNE of Brăila, Romania roughly between "Calea Galaţi" and Izlaz.
History
Vidin-Progresul is a new area built over the existing neighborhood in the mid-to-late 1970s. Old houses have been demolished and new buildings, block-houses, have been erected instead. The large majority of the new inhabitants used to work on "Progresul" industrial plant. Not all the old neighborhood was demolished, part of it still exists today near the main road "Calea Galati".Population
Many of the people living here are old inhabitants, newcomers are in large majority peasants that were trained in professional schools to cope with industrial working requirements. The newcomers used to commute from their villages to Braila to get to work, but settled here as soon as the new block-houses have been finished.Economic life
The major factory which resides into this area boundaries was "Progresul", it used to provide jobs for over 13.000 workers, man and women as well. The neighborhood prospered in the communist regime, then experienced a major fallback in the 1990s, currently, after 2004, the economical life improved.Others
Schools:- Day nursery: 1
- Kindergarten: 2
- General school: School no. 11, "George Coşbuc" School, School no. 33
- Highschool: "Constantin Brâncoveanu" High School