Ciolpani is a commune in the northwestern part of

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. It is composed of five villages: Ciolpani, Izvorani, Lupăria, Piscu and Țigănești.

Etymology

Its name is the plural of ''ciolpan'', a Romanian word meaning "

tree stump After a tree has been cut and felled, the stump or tree stump is usually a small remaining portion of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the age-defining rings of a tree. The study of these rings is known as dendrochrono ...

"."Ciolpan"
Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române, Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan”, Editura Univers Enciclopedic, 1998

References

Communes in Ilfov County Localities in Muntenia {{Ilfov-geo-stub