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Ciurea

Coordinates: 47°4′N 27°35′E / 47.067°N 27.583°E / 47.067; 27.583
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Ciurea
Hlincea Monastery
Hlincea Monastery
Location in Iași County
Location in Iași County
Ciurea is located in Romania
Ciurea
Ciurea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°4′N 27°35′E / 47.067°N 27.583°E / 47.067; 27.583
CountryRomania
CountyIași
Government
 • MayorCătălin Lupu (PSD)
Area
28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
17,254
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
707080
Vehicle reg.IS
Websitewww.comunaciurea.ro

Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, Picioru Lupului and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani neighborhood of Zanea.

Notable people

Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.

Notable events

The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
Ciurea brick factory