Calafat
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
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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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