Ciurea
Encyclopedia
Ciurea is a commune in Iaşi County
, Romania
, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area
. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iaşi
, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetăţuii, Picioru Lupului and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani
neighborhood of Zanea
.
Populated area: 5 km2.
Unpopulated area: 105 km2.
Population:
Kindergartens: 4
Schools: 9
Geographical location: South of Iaşi
City, North-East of Romania
Main economic activities: Agriculture, bricks and construction materials, private animal farms, primary wood processing
Touristic attraction: Bârnova cottage next to Slobozia village
Hlincea Monastery
- historical monument
Local events: harvest - September to late October
Investment projects: Gas and water pipes extension; roads modernization.
Iasi County
Iași is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași.-Demographics:As of 1 July 2007, Iași County had a population of 825,100, making it the second most populous county in Romania after Bucharest, with a population density of 150/km².*Romanians - 98.1%*Roma -...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area
Iasi metropolitan area
The Iaşi Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area in Iaşi County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Iaşi and 13 nearby communes.It has a total surface of 808 km² of the 5,476 km² that the county has, and a population of 400,347 inhabitants out of the 823,388 in the...
. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetăţuii, Picioru Lupului and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani
Roma minority in Romania
The Roma constitute one of the major minorities in Romania. According to the 2002 census, they number 535,140 people or 2.5% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians...
neighborhood of Zanea
Zanea
Zanea or Zanya is a neighborhood/village in the commune of Ciurea, Iaşi County, Romania. It is on the eastern side of the Ciurea train station and is inhabited by Roma from the Churari and Kalderash castes .- History :The neighborhood appeared in the decades 1950s-1960s as a result...
.
Statistics
Total area: 28.76 km2.Populated area: 5 km2.
Unpopulated area: 105 km2.
Population:
Kindergartens: 4
Schools: 9
Geographical location: South of Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
City, North-East of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
Main economic activities: Agriculture, bricks and construction materials, private animal farms, primary wood processing
Touristic attraction: Bârnova cottage next to Slobozia village
Hlincea Monastery
Hlincea Monastery
The Hlincea Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Ciurea, Iaşi metropolitan area, Romania.Located at the base of Cetăţuia Hill, the monastery was built by Maria, the daughter of Moldavian Prince Petru Şchiopul and dedicated in 1574...
- historical monument
Local events: harvest - September to late October
Investment projects: Gas and water pipes extension; roads modernization.