Ciurea

For people with the surname, see Ciurea (surname).

Ciurea
Commune
Ciurea
Coordinates: 47°4′N 27°35′E / 47.067°N 27.583°E / 47.067; 27.583
Country  Romania
County Iași County
Population (2011)[1] 11,640
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, 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. ↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

Coordinates: 47°4′N 27°35′E / 47.067°N 27.583°E / 47.067; 27.583

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