Coșereni is a commune located in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, about 50 km (31 mi) to the northeast of Bucharest. It is composed of a single village, Coșereni.
Coșereni | |
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 Police station in Coșereni | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Ialomița County | |
  Coșereni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′N 26°33′E / 44.667°N 26.550°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Ialomița |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Lucian Tudorache (PNL) |
| Area | 34.37 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 4,195 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 927095 |
| Area code | +(40) 243 |
| Vehicle reg. | IL |
Geography
editThe commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, on the right bank of the Ialomița River. It is located in the western part of Ialomița County, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Urziceni and 70 km (43 mi) west of the county seat, Slobozia.
Coșereni is crossed by national road DN2 (part of European route E85 on this stretch), a road which links Bucharest with the historical regions of Moldavia and Bukovina in northeastern Romania. County road DJ201 branches off in Coșereni, going west towards Slobozia and Țăndărei.
History
editOn October 30, 1992, the singers Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici died following a road accident in Coșereni. A monument was erected where the accident took place.[2]
Natives
edit- Nicolae Condeescu (1876 – 1936), general
- Marian Neacșu (born 1964), politician and former convict
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Slobozia: Coșereni, loc de pelerinaj la comemorarea artiștilor Ion și Doina Aldea Teodorovici". Adevărul (in Romanian). October 30, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
External links
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DN2 entering the village of Coșereni -
Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici monument near Coșereni
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