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Travel by rental car or tour bus and train through the Călăraşi region of Muntenia in Romania. Hotels in Călăraşi are well-priced, and great travel and tourism activities from shopping, to exploring the villages, folk art, castles, mountains and forests. See all of County Călăraşi, from Călăraşi to Olteniţa and smaller communities of Budeşti, Fundulea and the inimitable Lehliu-Gară, not to be confused with Lehliu up the road!
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Much like the cowboys of the Camargue, Călăraşi means "the cowboys" in
Romanian, who roam the not entirely dissimilar lowlands and river plains
of far southern Romania.
The county features the two main towns of Călăraşi
and Olteniţa, both on the Danube, and three other smaller towns, Budeşti,
Fundulea and Lehliu-Gară. There are also 48
communes in the county.
Călăraşi, the capital of Călăraşi County is situated in south-east of
Romania, in Wallachia, on the bank of Borcea branch of the Danube, at
about 12 kilometres from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometres from
Bucharest.
The city is an industrial centre for lumber and paper, food processing,
glass manufacturing, textiles, medical equipment production and heavy
industry branches.
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The entire area is the South part of the Bărăgan
Plain, crossed by small rivers with deep valleys. On the South and East
side there is the valley of the Danube which, on the East side, splits in
a number of branches, forming large islands, currently assonated. On the
West side, the rivers Argeş and Dāmboviţa form a wide valley before
flowing into the Danube.
With an area of 5,088 km², County
Călăraşi is neighboured by
Constanţa County in the east, counties Ilfov and Giurgiu to the west,
Ialomiţa to the north, and by Bulgaria
across the Danube to the south (provinces Silistra and Ruse).
Population
In 2002, County Călăraşi
had a population of 324,617 and the population density was 64/km², being
95% Romanian and the rest Rroma and others.
Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation in the county,
generating about 3% of the entire country's agricultural output. In
Călăraşi there is a big metallurgical complex, similar to the one in
Galaţi, and other industries in the county include food production,
textiles, and construction materials.
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Historical Călăraşi
The Muntenia heritage shows all through county
Călăraşi
Why Not Stop Here?
The site of a prehistoric village, Călăraşi was created by Wallachian
Princes as a station on the route to Istanbul, operated by horseback
riders (the călăraşi).
It expanded into a small town, and in 1834 became
the surrounding county's capital. Population in 1900 was 11,024, and in
2003, 71,042.
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Much like the cowboys of the Camargue, Călăraşi means "the cowboys" in
Romanian, who roam the not entirely dissimilar lowlands and river plains
of far southern Romania. 
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