Medieval history The village of Fundeni was built in a place isolated from Bucharest by the Colentina River and its lakes. Without a direct road towards Bucharest, the only way to reach the city was through the road that led to
Afumați, Ilfov. Another crossing was found in the place where now the railway bridge between the and the
Bucharest-Constanța railway. Fundeni was surrounded of forests, one of which,
Grădiștea, is mentioned in a June 13, 1634 document which tells about the priest of the village who became a monk and built his own small church and hermitage in the middle of the forest. In the second half of the 17th century, Spătar
Mihai Cantacuzino came to own most of the Fundeni domain, receiving 500
stânjeni along the Colentina on the Bucharest side from
Șerban Cantacuzino and
Constantin Brâncoveanu, while gained further parts of the village through his marriage to Marga Mogoșeasca and through buyouts.
Early modern era In the 18th century, the village was divided into two parts: the Fundenii-Doamnei, owned by the
Mogoșești family (northern side) and Fundenii-Racoviță, owned by the
Racoviță family (southern side), as it was found on the 1791 Austrian map.
Institutul Clinic Fundeni, one of the largest hospitals in Romania, is located in Fundeni, being built in 1959. ==Notes==