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Romania
Romania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balka Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south.
Romania emerged as a personal union of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia under prince Alexander John Cuza in 1859 and as the Kingdom of Romania under the Hohenzollern monarchy, it gained recognition of independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878. In 1918, at the end of the World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the Kingdom of Romania. At the end of World War II, parts of its territories (roughly the present day Republic of Moldova) were occupied by the USSR and Romania became a socialis republic, member of the Warsaw Pact.
With the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Romania started a series of political and economic reforms. After a decade of post-revolution economic problems, Romania made economic reforms such as low flat tax rates in 2005 and joined the European Union on January 1, 2007. While Romania's income level remains one of the lowest in the European Union, reforms have increased the growth speed. Romania is now an upper-middle income country economy.
Romania has the 9th largest territory and the 7th largest population (with 21.5 million people) among the European Union member states. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest (the 6th largest city in the EU with 1.9 million people.
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Craiova
Craiova, Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County -with a population of 312 200-, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the River Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest and the most important city of Oltenia.
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Mofleni
Mofleni is a a peripheral neighbourhood located in the south-west of Craiova City, situated close to the ,,Parcul Tineretului” ( The Park of Youth” ), at a distance of maximum 5 km away from the zone 0 of the city.
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Lascar Catargiu
Catargiu is a neighborhood located in the outskirts of Craiova, in the South part, near the biggest space for leisure in town, called ,,Parcul Tineretului” ( The Park of Youth” ). There are means of transportation from down town: bus n° 14.
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Popoveni
This district, located in the South of Craiova, is populated with a total of 1,000 people of which about 70% are Rroma etnichs. There are means of transportation from down town: bus No 24, 1.
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Carcea
Carcea is a commune from Dolj county, situated in the South-West of the country and at 13 km South-East from Craiova ( which is the capital city of Oltenia region and one of the biggest cities of Romania ). It is a plain area ( situated in Plain Romanati ) with a population of 2500 inhabitants. The commune has one village in administration, the village Carcea – a commune is an administrative unit that can be made up of several villages.
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Malu Mare
Malu Mare is a commune from Dolj county, situated in the South-West part of the country, at 11 kilometers South from Craiova. Malu Mare is situated in the plain Romanati, on the left side of the Jiu Valley – Jiu is one of the biggest rivers in the country that crosses Dolj county - . Besides Jiu river, there are also several lakes which give the beautiful landscapes of the area – the Preajba Lake and the accumulation lake in Malu Mare. It has two villages in administration Preajba and Malu Mare and a population of 3627 inhabitants.
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Amarastii de Jos
Amarastii de Jos
Amarastii de Jos is a commune with almost 7000 inhabitants ,situated 60 kilometers south from Craiova – the most important urban center of the historical region Oltenia ( Southern- Eastern Romania ),in the Romanati Plain ,bordered by the Olt County.
The rivers Pesceana ,Nimoi and Aninoasa cut through the plain relief of the commune garnished with a few fertile hills ,suitable for vineries and orchards.
The city hall administrates three villages : Amărăştii de Jos, Praporu, Ocolna. The commune has four kindergarten , three primary schools and a high school that educates youngsters also from the surroundings : Amarăştii de Sus, Dobroteşti, Daneţi,Celaru, Bucinişu ( Olt county). The first public school was open here at the beginning of the 19th century with 18 male students. Now, the Theoretic High school of Amarastii de Jos also includes a Technical Department with an agricultural profile.
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Dabuleni
The new declared city of Dabuleni ( 2004 ) is a community that can be traced all the way to the 15th century ,of almost 20 000 inhabitants situated in the south of the Dolj County at 80 km away from Craiova –biggest and most important city of the county and of the historical Romanian region of Oltenia .The general appearance here consist in plain covered in sand dunes and fertile meadows. The area is also known as a ,,Romanian Sahara’’.
The city is placed in the meadow of the Danube river and is known throughout Dolj as a rather rich community .Most of the population is involved in agricultural activities correlated with small businesses and by far ,the most common and profitable activity here is watermelon harvesting – the region is actually called ,, The Watermelon country’’.
Valuing the educational process , Dabuleni has 5 kindergartens ,3 primary schools and 2 high schools.
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Gighera
Gighera is a rural area of approximately 3600 inhabitants situated in southern Romania . Placed on the river Jiu ,Gighera is bordered ,in the South ,by the Danube ,one of the largest rivers in Europe and by the Bulgarian frontier .The relief is a plain one favorable for technical cultures such as rice or grain ; actually the hole zone is noted for the rice industry – a big part in the economic life of the community . The fishing industry also contributes at the well-being of the community: in Gighera you can find four natural lakes and a lot of arranged ponds suitable for fishing.
The forest (with century old trees) and a part of the local vegetation are protected by law .
Gighera is also known for his mineral waters ( 68% iron and iodine in the water composition ) , discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and appreciated for their therapeutic properties.
The community has 3 orthodox churches, all build at the beginning of the 19th century , impressively embellished with mural religious paintings.
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Giurgita
Giurgita is situated in the central part of Dolj County ,south-west from the City of Segarcea and 40 km away from the most important city in the county – Craiova, in the geographical region known as Oltenia Plain .
There are documents that attest the existence of the village since 1577 .
The hole area is situated very close to the Danube river so relief (plain ,with no significant differences in altitude ) and the economic profile of the region are common for the southern-fluvial Romania .
Two main features (from an environmental and touristic point of vue) distinguish Giurgita from the rest of the communities in Dolj county : very valuable architectural sites and highly potential touristic areas low-valued and unutilized for local amusement.
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Leu
Leu is a rural area not far away from Craiova ( 20 kilometers ) that can by historically traced back around the year 1600 and has a total population of almost 10000 inhabitants .The village of Zanoaga ,part of Leu ,is even older ( 1300 ).
The name- leu – means lion in English and the legend says that the old Ottomans, when attacking foreign communities , used to bring lion or other scary ,unseen before animal to intimidate the local . One of this lions ,placed in the middle in the village ,escaped from his cage ,the villagers were forced to kill him and so , the community got his name.
The economic life of the community consist mostly on agricultural activities like cereal harvesting and small family businesses.
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Melinesti
Melinesti is a commune in the center-north of the Dolj county with a population of approximately 5000 inhabitants ; the area is divided between 13 small villages : Melineşti, Bodăieşti, Bodăieştii de Sus, Godeni, Muieruşu, Negoieşti, Odoleni, Ohaba, Ploştina, Popeşti, Spineni, Valea Mare, Valea Muierii de Jos and the main occupation of the people here , like in almost all Dolj’s villages ,is agriculture .
Geographically speaking , the commune is situated on and benefiting from the small river of Amaradia and the relief in a plain one – The Amaradia Plain ,suitable for cereal and legumes harvesting.
The northern geographical region of Oltenia is in a process of economic restructuration by decreasing the number of oil based activities, primary developing the agriculture and the commerce.
The community benefits from a number of 7 kindergartens and primary schools and a local high school .
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Segarcea
The city of Segarcea is situated approximately 30 km south of Craiova – the biggest and most important city of the Dolj County and of the Romanian historical region of Oltenia. The population of the city is somewhere around 10 000 inhabitants or even less .
The name of the city comes from two Latin words : secer = field ,fertile land and arcesitus = wanted , looked for . From the name itself you can guess that in Segarcea the lands are very productive so the agriculture still plays a big role in the economic life of the community.
Segarcea is renamed in Romania and beyond by his vineries and wines : Pinot Noir, Merlot, Burgund Mare, Cabernet Sauvignon .
The city is not placed in a highly touristic potential area ,but there are a few offers that could positively influence the agro-touristic development of the region : an orthodox fortified monastery called ,,Adormirea Maicii Domnului’’ ( from 1547 ) ,the Royal Palace – build as a summer place for the king Carol I, is surrounded by a beautiful park or The Old School ,a massive building from the 19th century that use to work as a school for girls.
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Daneti
Daneti is a commune situated in the south-east of Dolj County, in Romanati Plain, east of Jiu river and 43 kilometers south-east from Craiova. The commune has 4 villages in administration: Brabeti, Braniste, Locusteni and Daneti and a population of 7211 inhabitants.
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