Dragalina is a commune in

Călărași County Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2. * Romanians – 94.1% ...

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, named after the Romanian general Ion Dragalina. It is composed of three villages: Constantin Brâncoveanu, Dragalina, and Drajna Nouă. The commune is located in the northern part of the county, about from the county seat,

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. It is one of six Romanian county se ...

, on the border with

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 ...

. The serves the CFR Main Line 800, which connects the national capital,

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, with the

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coast. The train station, built in 1886, is named after

Ciulnița Ciulnița is a commune located in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Ciulnița, Ion Ghica, Ivănești, and Poiana. The commune is situated in the Bărăgan Plain, at an altitude of , on the right bank of the Ia ...

commune, which was the nearest locality at the time. At the 2011 census, the population of Dragalina was 8,537. At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 7,848.

References

Communes in Călărași County Localities in Muntenia {{Călăraşi-geo-stub