Căzănești is a town in
Ialomița County
Ialomița County () is a county () of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.
Demographics
In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2.
Romanians make up 95.6% of the population, t ...
,
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...
,
Romania
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. It is situated on the left bank of the river
Ialomița, west of the county seat,
Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021.
Etymology
Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...
. The town is crossed by the
national road
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(part of
European route E60
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Route
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**: Brest ()
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), which connects
Urziceni
Urziceni () is a municipiu, city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, located around north-east of Bucharest.
Geography
The city is situated at the western edge of the Bărăgan Plain, on the banks of the Ialomița (river), Ialomița River ...
with
Constanța
Constanța (, , ) is a city in the Dobruja Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's Cities in Romania, fourth largest city and principal port on the Black ...
.
Natives
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Cornel Cernea (born 1976), coach and footballer
References
Populated places in Ialomița County
Localities in Muntenia
Towns in Romania
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