Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, Picioru Lupului, and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani neighborhood of Zanea.
Notable people
- Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.
Notable events
- The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.
- The Eugen Grigore vehicle-ramming attack occurred here in July 1974.
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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