Ciurea
Ciurea | |
|---|---|
 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 | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| 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
- Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.
Notable events
- The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.
- The Eugen Grigore vehicle-ramming attack occurred here in July 1974.
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
