Călărași
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Romanian subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | municipality |
| county | Călărași |
| image_shield | ROU CL Calarasi CoA1.png |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 300 |
| image_style | infobox |
| perrow | 1/2 |
| caption_align | center |
| image1 | Primaria_Calarasi.jpg |
| caption1 | Old townhall |
| image2 | RO_CL_Calarasi_Carol_I_gymnasium.jpg |
| caption2 | Barbu Știrbei National College |
| image3 | RO_CL_Calarasi_prefectura.jpg |
| caption3 | Palace of the Prefecture |
| image_map | Calarasi jud Calarasi.png |
| leader_name | Marius-Grigore Dulce |
| leader_term | 2024–2028 |
| leader_party | PSD |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 13 |
| area_total | 133.22 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 910001–910165 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Călărași (; ), the capital of Călărași County in the Muntenia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the banks of the Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 km from the Bulgarian border and 125 km from Bucharest. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube.
The city is an industrial centre for lumber and paper, food processing, glass manufacturing, textiles, medical equipment production, and heavy industry, the last one represented by the Călărași steel works. The city is known colloquially as "Capșa provinciei" (the Capșa from the provinces).
History
The site of a medieval village, called Lichirești from the time of Michael the Brave. Călărași appeared for the first time in 1700 on a map drawn by Constantin Cantacuzino. It got its name after it was made by the Wallachian princes, in the 17th century, a station of "mounted couriers' service" on the route from Bucharest to Constantinople. The service was operated by horseback riders (the călărași). It expanded into a small town, and in 1834 became the surrounding county's capital.
Transportation
Călărași is connected by National Roads DN3, DN21, DN31, and DN3B. Also A2 ("The Sun's Motorway") has 3 exits for Călărași, at Lehliu Gară (about 50 km NW), Dragalina (about 30 km N) and Fetești (about 40 km NE). The city lies on the seventh pan-European corridor of transport (the Danube river) and is next to the fourth pan-European transport corridor (Dresden–Constanța) at 26 km. The Călărași train station serves the CFR Line 802. The nearest major cities are: Bucharest 120 km, Constanța 148 km, and Varna 155 km.
Education
The city features seven middle schools and several high schools, including:
- Barbu Știrbei National College
- Mihai Eminescu Theoretical High School
- Ștefan Bănulescu Technical High School
- Danubius High School
- Sandu Aldea Agricultural College
- Călărași Economics College
Sports
The city is currently represented by Dunărea Călărași in the Romanian Liga III football league.
Natives
- Ștefan Bănică Sr. (1933–1995), actor, singer
- Daniel Bogdan (b. 1971), footballer
- Mircea Ciumara (1943–2012), politician
- Vladimir Constantinescu (1895–1965), general
- Maria Cuțarida-Crătunescu (1857–1919), first female doctor in Romania
- Daniel Florea (b. 1972), politician
- Petre V. Haneș (1879–1966), literary historian
- (1911–2008), engineer, titular member of the Romanian Academy
- Marius Mocanu (b. 1986), handballer
- Barbu Nemțeanu (1887–1919), poet
- Gabriel Popa (b. 1985), footballer
- Dragoș Protopopescu (1892–1948), writer, poet
- Gabriel Simion (b. 1998), footballer
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
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Climate
The climate is continental with a year average temperature of 11.3 °C. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Călărași was -30.0 °C on January 9, 1938, and the highest was 41.4 °C on August 10, 1957.
| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Călărași (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present) | Jan record high C = 25.0 | Feb record high C = 27.9 | Mar record high C = 33.5 | Apr record high C = 37.5 | May record high C = 39.5 | Jun record high C = 42.3 | Jul record high C = 42.3 | Aug record high C = 41.1 | Sep record high C = 37.5 | Oct record high C = 35.4 | Nov record high C = 28.9 | Dec record high C = 21.3 | year record high C = 42.3
| Jan high C = 3.6 | Feb high C = 6.8 | Mar high C = 12.5 | Apr high C = 18.9 | May high C = 24.6 | Jun high C = 28.8 | Jul high C = 31.0 | Aug high C = 31.1 | Sep high C = 25.7 | Oct high C = 18.8 | Nov high C = 11.7 | Dec high C = 5.3 | year high C = 18.2
| Jan mean C = -0.4 | Feb mean C = 1.8 | Mar mean C = 6.5 | Apr mean C = 12.1 | May mean C = 17.7 | Jun mean C = 22 | Jul mean C = 24.1 | Aug mean C = 23.6 | Sep mean C = 18.4 | Oct mean C = 12.3 | Nov mean C = 6.7 | Dec mean C = 1.3 | year mean C = 12.2
| Jan low C = -3.7 | Feb low C = -2.1 | Mar low C = 1.7 | Apr low C = 6.0 | May low C = 11.1 | Jun low C = 15.6 | Jul low C = 17.2 | Aug low C = 16.6 | Sep low C = 12.2 | Oct low C = 7.3 | Nov low C = 2.8 | Dec low C = -2.0 | year low C = 6.9
| Jan record low C = -26.9 | Feb record low C = -20.6 | Mar record low C = -17.5 | Apr record low C = -4.2 | May record low C = -0.2 | Jun record low C = 5.6 | Jul record low C = 8.5 | Aug record low C = 6.2 | Sep record low C = 2.0 | Oct record low C = -7.3 | Nov record low C = -15.2 | Dec record low C = -19.6 | year record low C =
| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 39.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 27.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 39.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 40.9 | May precipitation mm = 50.5 | Jun precipitation mm = 65.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 52.3 | Aug precipitation mm = 41.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 52.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 49.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 45.1 | Dec precipitation mm = 45.3 | year precipitation mm = 549.2
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 6.8 | Feb precipitation days = 4.8 | Mar precipitation days = 5.8 | Apr precipitation days = 6.6 | May precipitation days = 7.5 | Jun precipitation days = 7.4 | Jul precipitation days = 6.2 | Aug precipitation days = 4.2 | Sep precipitation days = 4.8 | Oct precipitation days = 5.2 | Nov precipitation days = 5.5 | Dec precipitation days = 6.9 | year precipitation days = 71.7
| Jan sun = 82.4 | Feb sun = 114.4 | Mar sun = 154.9 | Apr sun = 205.1 | May sun = 259.6 | Jun sun = 280.8 | Jul sun = 317.2 | Aug sun = 302.1 | Sep sun = 221.9 | Oct sun = 158.8 | Nov sun = 96.7 | Dec sun = 76.4 | year sun = 2270.3
| source = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Romania/CSV/Calarasi_15460.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Călărași |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 11, 2024}} |source 2 = Meteomanz (extremes since 2021)
Population
|source = Census data |1859 |1037 |1900 |11024 |1912 |12995 |1930 |18053 |1948 |24448 |1956 |25555 |1966 |35684 |1977 |49727 |1992 |76952 |2002 |70039 |2011 |65181 |2021 |58211
At the 2021 census, Călărași had a population 58,211. In 2011, it had a population of 65,181, with 95.05% of them declaring themselves as being Romanians and 3.59% Roma. The surrounding communes (Modelu, Ostrov, Roseți, Grădiștea, Cuza-Vodă, and Ștefan Vodă) together with Călărași number almost 100,000 inhabitants.
References
References
- "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- {{in lang. ro Laura Toma, [https://jurnalul.ro/campaniile-jurnalul/descoperirea-romaniei/amatorii-de-calarasi-40460.html "Amatorii de Călărași"] , ''[[Jurnalul Național]]'', July 27, 2005
- {{in lang. ro [https://www.isj-cl.ro/index.php/prezentare2/lista-scoli Schools] at the Călărași County Schools Inspectorate site
- Vacca, Maria Luisa. "Comune di Napoli -Gemellaggi". Comune di Napoli.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate normals for 1981-2010: Calarasi(WMO number: 15460)". [[NOAA]].
- "CALARASI - Weather data by month".
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