Giurgeni
Giurgeni | |
|---|---|
Location in Ialomița County | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′N 27°52′E / 44.750°N 27.867°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Ialomița |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Valere Dinu (PSD) |
Area | 127.97 km2 (49.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 1,223 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 927135 |
| Area code | +(40) 243 |
| Vehicle reg. | IL |
| Website | www |
Giurgeni is a commune located on the left bank of the Danube, in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Giurgeni.
Giurgeni is linked with Vadu Oii–Hârșova over the Danube via the Giurgeni–Vadu Oii Bridge.
The ruins of Orașul de Floci, a lost city of Wallachia, are located near Giurgeni, at the confluence of the Ialomița River and the Danube, on the old riverbed of the Ialomița.
The Communist regime operated a forced labor camp at Luciu-Giurgeni, in between the Giurgeni collective farm and Luciu village, in Gura Ialomiței commune.