Rast, Dolj

This article is about a commune in Romania. For other uses, see Rast (disambiguation).
Rast
Commune
Rast
Coordinates: 43°53′N 23°17′E / 43.883°N 23.283°E / 43.883; 23.283
Country  Romania
County Dolj County
Population (2002)[1] 3,797
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Rast is a commune in Dolj County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Rast.

The locality was severely affected by flooding in the April 2006 Danube floods, with more than 4,000 evacuated residents and hundreds of households destroyed.[2]

Notes

  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. Relief in sight for the Balkans, Reuters, 22 April 2006

Coordinates: 43°53′N 23°17′E / 43.883°N 23.283°E / 43.883; 23.283

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