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Dolj County

County of Romania

Summary

County of Romania

Field	Value
official_name	Dolj County
native_name	Județul Dolj
settlement_type	County
image_skyline	{{multiple image
total_width	290
border	infobox
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caption_align	center
image1	Craiova - Lipscani Street (28456496140) (cropped).jpg
caption1	Lipscani Street, Craiova
image2	Palatul Constantin Mihail, (azi Muzeul de Artă) vedere centrală (cropped).JPG
caption2	Craiova Art Museum
image3	Jiu River in Craiova (cropped).jpg
caption3	Jiu River
image4	20230423.Donau.zwischen km 940 und 785.-032 (cropped).jpg
caption4	New Europe Bridge over the Danube
image_flag	Dolj flag.webp
image_shield	[[File:Stema judetului Dolj.svg	65px]]
image_map	Dolj in Romania.svg
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Development region1
subdivision_type2	Historic region
subdivision_type3	Capital city
subdivision_name1	Sud-Vest
subdivision_name2	Oltenia
subdivision_name3	Craiova
government_type	County Council
leader_title	President of the County Council
leader_name
leader_title1	Prefect2
leader_name1
area_total_km2	7414
area_rank	7th in Romania
population_total
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
population_rank	7th in Romania
postal_code_type	Postal Code
postal_code	20wxyz3
area_code	+40 x514
iso_code	RO-DJ
website	County Council
County Prefecture
footnotes	1 The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps.
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
blank1_name	GDP nominal
blank1_info	US$9.400 billion (2024)
blank2_name	GDP per capita
blank2_info	US$6,512 (2015)
blank_name	Car Plates
blank_info	DJ5

County Prefecture 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after his resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionaries' corps. 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the 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 county had a population of 660,544 and a population density of 89 PD/km².

Romanians – over 95.5%
Roma – 4.3%
Unknown - 0.2%

Year	County population	1948	1956	1966	1977	1992	2002	2011	2021
615,301
642,028
691,116
750,328
761,074
734,231
660,544
599,442

Geography

This county has a total area of 7414 km2.

The entire area is a plain with the Danube on the south forming a wide valley crossed by the Jiu River in the middle. Other small rivers flow through the county, each one forming a small valley. There are some lakes across the county and many ponds and channels in the Danube valley. 6% of the county's area is a desert.

Neighbours

Olt County to the east.
Mehedinți County to the west.
Gorj County and Vâlcea County to the north.
Bulgaria – Vidin Province to the southwest, Montana and Vratsa provinces to the south.

Economy

Agriculture is the county's main industry. The county has a land that is ideal for growing cereals, vegetables, and wines. Other industries are mainly located in the city of Craiova, the largest city in southwestern Romania.

The county's main industries:

Automotive industry – Ford has a factory.
Heavy electrical and transport equipment – Electroputere Craiova is the largest factory plant in Romania.
Aeronautics
Chemicals processing
Foods and beverages
Textiles
Mechanical parts and components

There are two small ports on the shore of the Danube river – Bechet and Calafat.

People

Corneliu Baba
Tudor Gheorghe
Alexandru Macedonski
Titu Maiorescu
Amza Pellea
Gheorghe Popescu
Doina Ruști
Francisc Șirato
Marin Sorescu
Nicolae Titulescu
Ion Țuculescu
Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen
Mihai Viteazul

Tourism

Major tourist attractions:

The city of Craiova;
The city of Calafat;
Fishing on the Danube;
The city of Băilești.

Politics

The Dolj County Council, renewed at the 2024 local elections, consists of 36 councilors, with the following party composition:

	Party	Seats	Current County Council
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	21
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	9
	Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)	3
	Save Romania Union (USR)	1
	People's Movement Party (PMP)	1
	Force of the Right (FD)	1

Administrative divisions

Dolj County 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 104 communes ;Municipalities

Băilești
Calafat
Craiova – capital city; population: 243,765 (as of 2011) ;Towns
Bechet
Dăbuleni
Filiași
Segarcea ;Communes
Afumați
Almăj
Amărăștii de Jos
Amărăștii de Sus
Apele Vii
Argetoaia
Bârca
Bistreț
Botoșești-Paia
Brabova
Brădești
Braloștița
Bratovoești
Breasta
Bucovăț
Bulzești
Călărași
Calopăr
Caraula
Cârcea
Cârna
Carpen
Castranova
Catane
Celaru
Cerăt
Cernătești
Cetate
Cioroiași
Ciupercenii Noi
Coșoveni
Coțofenii din Dos
Coțofenii din Față
Daneți
Desa
Dioști
Dobrești
Dobrotești
Drăgotești
Drănic
Fărcaș
Galicea Mare
Galiciuica
Gângiova
Ghercești
Ghidici
Ghindeni
Gighera
Giubega
Giurgița
Gogoșu
Goicea
Goiești
Grecești
Întorsura
Ișalnița
Izvoare
Leu
Lipovu
Măceșu de Jos
Măceșu de Sus
Maglavit
Malu Mare
Mârșani
Melinești
Mischii
Moțăței
Murgași
Negoi
Orodel
Ostroveni
Perișor
Pielești
Piscu Vechi
Plenița
Pleșoi
Podari
Poiana Mare
Predești
Radovan
Rast
Robănești
Rojiște
Sadova
Sălcuța
Scăești
Seaca de Câmp
Seaca de Pădure
Secu
Siliștea Crucii
Șimnicu de Sus
Sopot
Tălpaș
Teasc
Terpezița
Teslui
Țuglui
Unirea
Urzicuța
Valea Stanciului
Vârtop
Vârvoru de Jos
Vela
Verbița

Historical county

Historically, the county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania, in the southwest part of the historical region of Oltenia. Its capital was Craiova. The interwar county territory comprised the central and southwestern part of the current Dolj county. It was bordered to the north with by the counties of Gorj and Valcea, to the west by Mehedinți County, to the east by Romanați County, and to the south by the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Administration

Map of Dolj County as constituted in 1938.

The county was originally divided into six administrative districts (plăși):

Plasa Amaradia, headquartered at Melinești
Plasa Bârca, headquartered at Bârca
Plasa Calafat, headquartered at Calafat
Plasa Gângiova, headquartered at Gângiova
Plasa Ocolul, headquartered at Ocolul
Plasa Plenița, headquartered at Plenița

Subsequently, four districts were created in place of two of the prior districts (Plasa Bârca and Plasa Gângiova):

Plasa Bechet, headquartered at Bechet
Plasa Brabova, headquartered at Brabova
Plasa Filiași, headquartered at Filiași
Plasa Segarcea, headquartered at Segarcea

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 485,149 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 96.7% Romanian, 0.5% Jews, 0.3% Germans, 0.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.4% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 91,788 inhabitants, comprising 90.2% Romanians, 2.4% Jews, 2.2% Romanies, 1.7% Germans, 1.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 92.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.1% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Jewish, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.3% Calvinist, 0.3% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.

References

"Populația după etnie". National Institute of Statistics.
National Institute of Statistics, ''[http://www.insse.ro/rpl2002rezgen/18.pdf "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"] {{webarchive. link. (22 September 2006 '')
"Verde - Avem desertificare. Cum procedam? - Jurnalul National Online".
"Consilieri județeni".
[http://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/dolj/ Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Dolj]
Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 166

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