Calafat
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Little Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Dolj | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 59 ' N , 22 ° 56' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 35 m | ||||
| Area : | 103.59 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 17,336 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 167 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 205200 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 51 | ||||
| License plate : | DJ | ||||
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| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Structure : | 3 districts / cadastral communities: Basarabi , Ciupercenii Vechi , Golenți | ||||
| Mayor : | Lucian Ciobanu ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | St. Tudor Vladimirescu, no. 24 loc. Calafat, jud. Dolj, RO-205200 |
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Calafat ( ) is a town in Dolj County in the historical region of Little Wallachia in Romania and is located on the Danube river border across from the Bulgarian town of Vidin .
Geographical location
Calafat is located in the south of Romania, called Oltenia in the historical region , on the left bank of the Danube, here the border between Bulgaria and Romania . On the national road DN56 - part of the European route 79 - and the railway line Craiova – Calafat , the small town is located about 90 kilometers southwest of the district capital Craiova .
history
The city was in the 14th century by colonists from Genoa established that there employed a large number of workers for repairing ships, which "Calfats" ( by caulking called). This industry gave the city its name. Many companies from the textile industry were also active here. In 1854 the Russian was defeated by the Turkish army under Ahmet Pasha , who succeeded here in a surprise attack on the Russian camp.
population
In 1900 the population was 7113, in 2000 it was 21,227. According to a census in 2002, there were 18,858 inhabitants. There were 18,030 Romanians , 777 Roma , 25 Greeks , 7 Ukrainians , 5 Hungarians , 4 Italians , 2 Germans , 2 Croatians , one Bulgarian , one Czech , one Turkish and three others.
Attractions
- The Orthodox Churches Sf. Mucenic Gheorghe built in 1856 (on the area of the hospital), the Adormirea Maicii Domnului built in 1869, the Izvorul Tămăduirii and the Sfântul Nicolae built in the 19th century are listed buildings.
- The Marincu Palace, built between 1904 and 1907, has served as a museum since 1967; is under monument protection.
traffic
There was a ferry connection from Calafat to Vidin in Bulgaria. This connection has been inactive since 2015, as customs controls can only take place at the new bridge. A ferry connection for vehicles under 3.5 tons across the Danube to Bulgaria is available about 100 kilometers east of Calafat, near Bechet to the Bulgarian city of Orjachowo .
In Calafat the Drum național 55A branches off and leads in an easterly direction through the Romanian Plain (Câmpia Română) to the small town of Bechet, about 100 kilometers away .
On June 14, 2013, the Danube Bridge 2 began operating, which has been under construction since 2007.
Danube ferry at Calafat (2011)
Danube Bridge 2
Town twinning
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Duiven in the Netherlands , since 2004
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Romanian website with information on population statistics
- ↑ Information on the Adormirea Maicii Domnului Church at biserici.org, accessed on October 22, 2019 (Romanian).
- ↑ Information on the Izvorul Tămăduirii Church at biserici.org, accessed on October 22, 2019 (Romanian).
- ↑ Information on the Church of Sfântul Nicolae at biserici.org, accessed on October 22, 2019 (Romanian).
- ↑ a b List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2015 (PDF; 12.7 MB; Romanian).
- ↑ Information on the Marincu Palace at monumenteoltenia.ro , accessed on October 22, 2019 (Romanian).
- ↑ Information on the ferry connection Bechet – Orjachowo accessed on July 22, 2019 (English, Romanian).
