Urzicuța is a commune in

Dolj County Dolj County (; originally meant ''Dol(no)- Jiu'', "lower Jiu", as opposed to ''Gorj'' (''upper Jiu'')) is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova. Demographics In 2011, the cou ...

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

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 ...

with a population of 3,154 people. It is composed of two villages, Urzica Mare and Urzicuța. The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, from the city of

Băilești Băilești () is a city in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, with a population of 17,537. One village, Balasan, is administered by the city. The Romanian actor and comedian Amza Pellea and Romanian actor and theatre actor Marcel Iureș were born he ...

, from the town of

Segarcea Segarcea is a small town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It has 7,019 inhabitants (2011 census), in an area of . The town is located towards the western end of the Wallachian Plain, about north of the Danube and south of Craiova, the coun ...

, and from the county seat,

Craiova Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...

. It neighbors Giurgița commune to the north and east, Bârca commune to the east,

Bistreț Bistreț is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 4,616 people in 2002. It is composed of four villages: Bistreț, Bistrețu Nou, Brândușa and Plosca. Natives * Ilie Balaci Ilie Balaci (; 13 September 1956 – 21 Oct ...

commune to the south, Afumați commune to the south and west, and Siliștea Crucii commune to the west. Urzicuța is traversed by county road DJ561A

Natives

Victorina Bora Victorina Bora (born 15 January 1972) is a Romanian handball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dh ...

(b. 1972), handball player * Nicolae Zamfir (b. 1967), footballer

References

Communes in Dolj County Localities in Oltenia {{Dolj-geo-stub