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Ciurea | |
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 Hlincea Monastery | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Iași County | |
  Ciurea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°4′N 27°35′E / 47.067°N 27.583°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Iași |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cătălin Lupu[1] (PSD) |
Area | 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 17,254 |
| • Density | 599.9/km2 (1,554/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 707080 |
| Area code | +(40) 232 |
| Vehicle reg. | IS |
| Website | comunaciurea |
Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) 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
[edit]- Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.
Notable events
[edit]- The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.
- The Eugen Grigore vehicle-ramming attack occurred here in July 1974.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
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