Craiova
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Craiova | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 44°20′N 23°49′E / 44.333°N 23.817°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Dolj County |
| Status | County capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonie Solomon (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • City | 81.4 km2 (31.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006), 302.622(as in January 2007)[1] | |
| • City | 302.622 |
| • Density | 3,717/km2 (9,630/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 400,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.primariacraiova.ro/ |
Craiova (/kra'jo.va/), the fifth largest Romanian city,[2] is the capital of Dolj County. It is on the east side of the Jiu River. This is in the central part of Oltenia.
Sister cities
Kuopio, Finland
Nanterre, France
Shiyan, People's Republic of China
Skopje, North Macedonia
Vratza, Bulgaria- Lyon, France
Uppsala, Sweden
Craiova Media
- MihaiViteazulwoodcut
Hora Unirii at Craiova, 1857, by Theodor Aman
Lipscani Street in Craiova
The suspended bridge in Nicolae Romanescu Park
Constantin Mihail Palace, now Art Museum
Carol I High School, in Craiova, Romania. Main hall, seen from the intersection of Ion Maiorescu and Mihai Viteazul Streets.
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References
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, [1], January 1, 2007
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, January 1, 2006. After Bucharest, Constanţa, Iaşi and Timişoara.
County seats of Romania (alphabetical order by county) | ||
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Alba Iulia • Arad • Piteşti • Bacău • Oradea • Bistriţa • Botoşani • Braşov • Brăila • Buzău • Reşiţa • Călăraşi • Cluj-Napoca • Constanţa • Sfântu Gheorghe • Târgovişte • Craiova • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Târgu Jiu • Miercurea Ciuc • Deva • Slobozia • Iaşi • Buftea • Baia Mare • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Târgu Mureş • Piatra Neamţ • Slatina • Ploieşti • Satu Mare • Zalău • Sibiu • Suceava • Alexandria • Timişoara • Tulcea • Vaslui • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Focşani |  | |
