Spanțov 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 – 95% ...

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. It is composed of three villages: Cetatea Veche, Spanțov, and Stancea. The commune lies on the left bank of the

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, in the southern reaches of the

Bărăgan Plain The Bărăgan Plain ( ro, Câmpia Bărăganului ) is a steppe plain in south-eastern Romania. It makes up much of the eastern part of the Wallachian Plain. The region is known for its black soil and a rich humus, and is mostly a cereal-growing are ...

. It is located in the southwestern part of Călărași County, on the border with

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. It is traversed by

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, which connects it to

Oltenița Oltenița () is a city in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left bank of the river Argeș, where its waters flow into the Danube. Geography The city is located in the southwestern part of the county; it stands across the Danube from ...

, to the east, and to 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. The city is an industrial ce ...

, to the west. At the 2011 census, Spanțov had a population of 4,605. Of those, 64.04% were ethnic Romanians and 31.25%

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Natives

* Aurel Mihale

References

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