Barbu Știrbei National College ( ro, Colegiul Național Barbu Știrbei) is a high school located at 159 București Street,

Călărași Călărași (), the capital of Călărași County in the Muntenia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the banks of the Danube's Borcea branch, at about from the Bulgarian border and from Bucharest. The city is an industrial centre ...

, Romania. In 1864, the sum of 20 thousand lei was allocated for the building of a new school in Călărași. The amount was paid repeatedly, but went to other uses until 1881, when the cornerstone was laid. The building was ready in 1884, when a

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gymnasium was inaugurated. The institution soon acquired prestige, and in 1894 was named after

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Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei (), also written as ''Stirbey'', (17 August 1799 – April 13, 1869), a member of the Bibescu boyar family, was a hospodar (Prince of Wallachia) on two occasions, between 1848 and 1853, and between 1854 and 1856.I ...

upon the initiative of faculty members.About
at the Barbu Știrbei National College site In 1919, the former gymnasium became a high school. A dormitory housing 70 pupils was opened in 1940. Girls were first admitted in 1956; the following year, the school was renamed after

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. A new building opened in 1962. The Știrbei name was restored in 1992, following the

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. In 1999, the school was declared a national college. The old school building is listed as a

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by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Călărași

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