Zimnicea
Sign in to saveZimnicea () is a town in Teleorman County, Romania (in the historic region of Muntenia), a port on the Danube opposite the Bulgarian city of Svishtov.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- town
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Zimnicea
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Teleorman
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU TR Zimnicea CoA.png
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Zimnicea view.JPG
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- View of Zimnicea across the Danube
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Zimnicea jud Teleorman.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Teleorman County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Petre Pârvu
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 48
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
- 131.31
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 145400
- Romanian subdivision.area_code
- +(40) 247
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Zimnicea
- Population
- 12589
- Area
- 131.310000
- Elevation
- 48.000000
- Official website
- orasulzimnicea.ro
- Image
- Zimnicea view.JPG
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- Commons category
- Zimnicea
- postal code
- 145400
- inception
- 1385-00-00
- native label
- Zimnicea
- phone number
- +40-247366431
- street address
- str. Giurgiu, nr. 1, Zimnicea, Teleorman, cod postal 145400
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Zimnicea () is a town in Teleorman County, Romania (in the historic region of Muntenia), a port on the Danube opposite the Bulgarian city of Svishtov.
==History== Zimnicea developed near a Geto-Dacian fortress (about west of town centre). Traditional agriculture, fishing, iron processing, carpentry, pottery, tissue exchange of products were the occupations of the people throughout the town's existence. The natives of Zimnicea sold grain, cattle, sheep, fish, butter, salt, honey, wax, timber and bought cloth, oriental fabric, carpets, and spices.
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