Segarcea
Segarcea | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dolj County | |
  Segarcea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′40″N 23°44′45″E / 44.09444°N 23.74583°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Dolj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Ștefan Nicolae[1] (PNL) |
Area | 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 7,356 |
| • Density | 612.5/km2 (1,586/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 205400 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 51 |
| Vehicle reg. | DJ |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8,534 | — |
| 1992 | 8,581 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8,704 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,019 | −19.4% |
| 2021 | 7,356 | +4.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Segarcea is a small town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It has 7,356 inhabitants (2021 census), in an area of 12,008 ha (29,670 acres).[3]
The town is located towards the western end of the Wallachian Plain, about 30 km (19 mi) north of the Danube and 25 km (16 mi) south of Craiova, the county seat. Situated in the east-central part of Dolj County, Segarcea belongs to the Craiova metropolitan area.
The town is famous for its white wines. The Segarcea vineyard belongs to the Romanian Crown Estate; it has gained fame for wines produced and exported to many countries of the world under the trade name "The Crown Domain".[4]
Natives
[edit]- Ștefan Grigorie (born 1982), footballer
- Vintilă Horia (1915–1992), writer
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Segarcea.
- ↑ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Strategia de dezvoltare locală, orașul Segarcea, județul Dolj, 2018–2022" (PDF). primariasegarcea.ro. Segarcea town hall. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ↑ Spânu, Ion (December 15, 2016). "Fermierul Mihai Anghel, Domeniile Coroanei și drapelul său uriaș din Segarcea". Cotidianul (in Romanian). Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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