Curcani

Curcani
Location of Curcani, Călăraşi
Country	Romania
County	Călăraşi County
First attested	24 September 1878
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Curcani is a commune in Călăraşi County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Curcani and Sălcioara.

At the 2002 census, there were 5233 inhabitants. Of these, 65.8% were ethnic Romanians and 34.1% Roma; 99.6% were Romanian Orthodox.

The commune's name, meaning "turkeys", was bestowed in the aftermath of the Romanian War of Independence, and refers to a nickname given to Dorobanț troops.^[1]

Coordinates: 44°12′N 26°35′E / 44.200°N 26.583°E / 44.200; 26.583

Călărași County, Romania Cities Călărași (county seat) Oltenița Towns Budești Fundulea Lehliu Gară Communes Alexandru Odobescu Belciugatele Borcea Căscioarele Chirnogi Chiselet Ciocănești Crivăț Curcani Cuza Vodă Dichiseni Dor Mărunt Dorobanțu Dragalina Dragoș Vodă Frăsinet Frumușani Fundeni Gălbinași Grădiștea Gurbănești Ileana Independența Jegălia Lehliu Luica Lupșanu Mânăstirea Mitreni Modelu Nana Nicolae Bălcescu Perișoru Plătărești Radovanu Roseți Sărulești Sohatu Spanțov Șoldanu Ștefan cel Mare Ștefan Vodă Tămădău Mare Ulmeni Ulmu Unirea Vâlcelele Valea Argovei Vasilați Vlad Țepeș

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