Călăraşi

Călăraşi
Călăraşi
—  County capital  —
Bucharest Road

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Capşa Provinciei
Location of Călăraşi
Coordinates: 44°12′N 27°20′E / 44.2°N 27.333°E / 44.2; 27.333Coordinates: 44°12′N 27°20′E / 44.2°N 27.333°E / 44.2; 27.333
Country  Romania
County Călăraşi County
Status County capital
Government
 – Mayor Nicolae Dragu (UNPR)
Population (2007)
 – Total 73,823
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Twin Cities
 – Naples  Italy
 – Rivery  France
 – Royal Palm Beach  United States
 – Hengyang  China
Website http://www.municipiu.ro

Călăraşi (Romanian pronunciation: [kələˈraʃʲ]), the capital of Călăraşi County and Sud-Muntenia Region in the Wallachia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the bank of Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest.

The city is an industrial center for lumber and paper, food processing, glass manufacturing, textiles, medical equipment production and heavy industry. The city is known colloquially as "Capşa provinciei" (the Capşa from the provinces).[1]

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Population

The 1900 census indicated 11,024 inhabitants.

In 2002, Călăraşi had a population of 70,039, with 95.86% of them declaring themselves as being Romanians and 3.45% Roma. Călăraşi, along with Silistra are making a conurbation that counts almost 170,000 inhabitants. The surrounding Romanian area of Călăraşi (Modelu; Ostrov; Roseti; Grădiştea; Cuza-Voda; Lipniţa and Ştefan-Vodă) is reaching a population of almost 110,000 inhabitants.

History

The site of a prehistoric village, Călăraşi was created by Wallachian princes as a station on the route to Istanbul, operated by horseback riders (the călăraşi). It expanded into a small town, and in 1834 became the surrounding country's capital.

Transportation

Călăraşi is connected by DN3, DN21, DN31 and DN3B. Also A2 ("The Sun's Motorway") has 3 exits for Călăraşi, at Lehliu Gară (about 50 km NW), Dragalina (about 30 km N) and Feteşti (about 40 km NE). The city lies on the seventh pan-European corridor of transport(the Danube river) and is next to the fourth pan-European transport corridor(DresdenConstanța) at 26 km (16.16 mi).

Climate

The climate is continental with a year average temperature of 11.3 °C (52 °F). The lowest temperature ever recorded in Călăraşi was −30 °C (−22 °F) on January 9, 1938 and the highest was 41.4 °C (107 °F) on August 10, 1957.

Climate data for Călăraşi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 2
(36)
3
(37)
10
(50)
16
(61)
22
(72)
26
(79)
27
(81)
27
(81)
24
(75)
17
(63)
8
(46)
4
(39)
16
Average low °C (°F) −3
(27)
−2
(28)
1
(34)
6
(43)
11
(52)
15
(59)
16
(61)
15
(59)
12
(54)
6
(43)
1
(34)
−1
(30)
6.5
Source: weatherbase.com[2]

Sports

The city is currently represented by FC Dunărea Călăraşi in the Romanian Liga III soccer league. Sala Sporturilor (Călăraşi)

Notable natives

References

Notes

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Călăraşi is twinned with:


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