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Călărași
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Călărași (; ), the capital of Călărași County in the Muntenia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the banks of the Danube's Borcea branch, at about from the Bulgarian border and from Bucharest. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube.
Călărași is a city in southeastern Romania that serves as the capital of Călărași County, located on the Borcea branch of the Danube River near the Bulgarian border. It is one of only six Romanian county seats situated directly on the Danube, making it an important administrative and geographical hub in the region.
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Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- municipality
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Călărași
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU CL Calarasi CoA1.png
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Calarasi jud Calarasi.png
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Marius-Grigore Dulce
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 13
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 133.22
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 910001–910165
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Călărași
- Country
- Principality of Wallachia
- Located in
- Călărași County
- Population
- 58211
- Area
- 133.220000
- Elevation
- 13.000000
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Călărași County
- Official website
- www.primariacalarasi.ro
- Image
- Calarasi-str. Prelungirea Bucuresti.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Bielsk Podlaski
- Commons category
- Călărași
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Călărași
- postal code
- 910001–910165
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Călărași
- topic's main category
- Category:Călărași
- located in/on physical feature
- Wallachia
- native label
- Călărași
- phone number
- +40-242311005
- street address
- Str.Bucuresti, Nr. 140 A 910058
- different from
- Călărași
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- population by native language
- 15
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- inception
- 1534-00-00
- historical region
- Muntenia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Transportation
- Education
- Sports
- Natives
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- Climate
- Population
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Călărași (; ), the capital of Călărași County in the Muntenia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the banks of the Danube's Borcea branch, at about from the Bulgarian border and from Bucharest. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube.
The city is an industrial centre for lumber and paper, food processing, glass manufacturing, textiles, medical equipment production, and heavy industry, the last one represented by the Călărași steel works. The city is known colloquially as "Capșa provinciei" (the Capșa from the provinces).
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