Curcani

Commune in Călărași, Romania
44°12′N 26°35′E / 44.200°N 26.583°E / 44.200; 26.583CountryRomaniaCountyCălărașiEstablished24 September 1878 (first attested)Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,301Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.CL

Curcani is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Curcani and Sălcioara.

At the 2002 census, there were 5233 inhabitants. Of these, 65.8% were ethnic Romanians and 34.1% Roma; 99.6% were Romanian Orthodox.

The commune's name, meaning "turkeys", was bestowed in the aftermath of the Romanian War of Independence, and refers to a nickname given to Dorobanț troops.[2]


References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Ioan Birghila, Monografia Comunei Curcani[permanent dead link], at the Curcani Town Hall site; accessed April 20, 2013
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