| Calafat | |||
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  Calafat | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Romania | ||
| County | Dolj County | ||
| Status | Municipality | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Petre Trăistaru (Social Democratic Party) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 21,227 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Calafat is a city in Dolj County, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by ferryboat. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania List of counties See also List of Romanian Counties by Population The Judeţe (translated in English as "counties" are administrative Romania 's administration is relatively centralised and administrative subdivisions are therefore fairly simplified A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD is a major political party of Romania. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time Dolj (dolʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population 314437 Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Vidin (Видин is a town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. The construction of the Calafat-Vidin Bridge is planned between the two cities. The Calafat-Vidin Bridge (Мост Видин-Калафат Most Vidin-Kalafat or Дунав мост 2 Dunav most 2; Podul Calafat-Vidin is a planned road
History
It was founded in the 14th century by Genoese colonists, who employed large numbers of workmen (Calfats) in repairing ships. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English This industry gave its name. In 1854 a Russian force was defeated at Calafat by the Turks under Ahmed Pasha, who surprised the enemy's camp. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Claude Alexandre Comte de Bonneval ( 14 July 1675 - 23 March 1747)was a French army officer who later went into the service of the
Population
Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic