Ciocile is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

located in

Brăila County Brăila County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Demographics In 2011, Brăila had a population of 304,925 and the population density was 64/km2. * Romanians – 98% * Romani, Russians, Lipo ...

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 seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is composed of four villages: Chichinețu, Chioibășești, Ciocile and Odăieni. Chichinețu village was renamed '' Ștefan Gheorghiu'' by Romania's communist authorities; its previous name was restored in 1996.

Natives

Florea Fătu Florea Fătu (17 July 1924 – 11 December 1995) was a Romanian football striker. He was a part of CSCA București's team that won the first match in the history of the club. International career Florea Fătu played one friendly game at inter ...

Billy Gladstone Orghici Cosmin (December 15, 1893 in Ciocile, Brăila County – October 1961 in New York, United States), born William Goldstein, was a Romanian-born drummer, percussionist, drum builder, inventor, and drum teacher who performed in New York thea ...

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