Călăraşi
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| Călăraşi | |||
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| — County capital — | |||
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| Nickname(s): Capşa Provinciei | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°12′N 27°20′E / 44.2°N 27.333°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Călăraşi County | ||
| Status | County capital | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Nicolae Dragu (National Liberal Party) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 73,823 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Twin Cities | |||
| - Naples |  Italy |
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| - Rivery |  France |
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| - Royal Palm Beach |  United States |
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| - Hengyang |  China |
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| Website | http://www.municipiu.ro | ||
Călăraşi (Romanian pronunciation: [kələˈraʃʲ]), the capital of Călăraşi County 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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[edit] 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. The surrounding area of Călăraşi (Modelu; Ostrov; Roseti; Grădiştea; Cuza-Vodă; Lipniţa and Ştefan-Vodă) has a population of almost 110,000 inhabitants.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Climate
The climate is continental with a year average temperature of 11.3 °C (52.34 °F). The lowest temperature ever recorded in Călăraşi was -30.0 °C (-22 °F) on January 9, 1938 and the highest was 41.4 °C (106.52 °F) on August 10, 1957.
| Weather data for Calarasi | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (61) |
| 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 (44) |
| Source: weatherbase.com[2] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Sports
The city is currently represented by FC Dunărea Călăraşi in the Romanian Liga III soccer league.
[edit] Notable natives
[edit] References
- ^ (Romanian) Laura Toma, "Amatorii de Calarasi", Jurnalul Naţional, July 27, 2005
- ^ "Weatherbase data Calarasi". http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=6451&refer=&units=metric.
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Călăraşi is twinned with:
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