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Calafat (; ) is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013. After the destruction of the bridges of late antiquity, for centuries Calafat was connected with the southern bank of the Danube by boat, and later by ferryboat.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
municipality
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Calafat
Romanian subdivision.county
Dolj
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Dolj County
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
Monument_Calafat.JPG
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
The monument commemorating the soldiers who fought in the War of Independence in 1877
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU DJ Calafat CoA.svg
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Mihai Cotea
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PSD
Romanian subdivision.elevation
35
Romanian subdivision.area_total
103.59
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
205200

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Calafat
Population
13807
Area
103.59
Elevation
35.000000
Official website
www.municipiulcalafat.ro
Image
Primaria calafat.jpg
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native label
Calafat
Commons category
Calafat
phone number
+40-251231424
street address
B-dul. T. Vladimirescu, Nr. 24, Calafat, cod 205.200, Dolj
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1424-00-00
postal code
205200
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Calafat (; ) is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013. After the destruction of the bridges of late antiquity, for centuries Calafat was connected with the southern bank of the Danube by boat, and later by ferryboat.

The city administers three villages: Basarabi, Golenți, and Ciupercenii Vechi.

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