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Also known as Dabuleni

Dăbuleni () is a town of Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It was declared a town in 2004 (Law no. 83/2004). One village, Chiașu, is administered by the town.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.county
Dolj
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Dăbuleni
Romanian subdivision.image_flag
ROU DJ Dabuleni.png
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU_DJ_Dabuleni_CoA.tiff
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
PrimariaDăbuleni.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Dăbuleni townhall
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Dolj County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Marian-Viorel Nanu
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.area_total
182.86
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Dăbuleni
Population
10333
Area
182.860000
Official website
www.primariadabuleni.ro
Image
PrimariaDăbuleni.jpg
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Commons category
Dăbuleni
street address
Strada Unirii 15, Dăbuleni 207220
native label
Dăbuleni
phone number
+40-251334555
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1494-06-05
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4 sections
Contents
  • Irrigation near Dăbuleni
  • Culture
  • Sand Museum of Dăbuleni
  • References

Dăbuleni () is a town of Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It was declared a town in 2004 (Law no. 83/2004). One village, Chiașu, is administered by the town.

Dăbuleni is known for the sandy areas surrounding it; since the 1980s, those areas have become part of an desert, known as the Oltenian Sahara. The town is the only place in Europe where a museum dedicated to sand exists. If the north part of the town is a desert, the south part is a Danube flooding area known as the or (the "Motherland of the Melons" or "of the Watermelons"), from which the Dăbuleni melons are famous in all of Romania.

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