Urziceni

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Municipality in Ialomița, Romania

Urziceni

Municipality

The Orthodox church in the city center

Coat of arms

Location in Ialomița County

Urziceni

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 44°43′5″N 26°38′43″E﻿ / ﻿44.71806°N 26.64528°E﻿ / 44.71806; 26.64528
Country| Romania
County| Ialomița
Government

• Mayor (2020-2024) | Constantin Sava[1] (PNL)
Area

| 53.57 km2 (20.68 sq mi)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 13,380
• Density| 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.| IL
Website| primaria-urziceni.ro

Urziceni (Romanian pronunciation: [urziˈt͡ʃenʲ]) is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, located around 60 km (37 mi) north-east of Bucharest.

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1912 | 3,437| —
1930 | 8,616| +150.7%
1948 | 4,425| −48.6%
1956 | 6,061| +37.0%
1966 | 9,291| +53.3%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1977 | 12,476| +34.3%
1992 | 19,483| +56.2%
2002 | 19,088| −2.0%
2011 | 14,053| −26.4%
2021 | 13,380| −4.8%
Source: Census data

As the census of 2011 results showed, Urziceni was ranked in 3rd place in Ialomița County, after Slobozia and Fetești. It had a population of 14,053, of which 93.1% were ethnic Romanians, 4.6% Roma, and 1.6% Hungarians. Moreover, there were 6,765 males and 7,288 females. At the 2021 census, the city had 13,380 inhabitants; of those, 82.35% were Romanians and 4.4% Roma.[3]

## Origins[edit]

Founded by Romanian shepherds, the name of the city is derived from the word "urzică" (nettle). It was mentioned for the first time in a written document on 23 April 1596, during the reign of Michael the Brave. It gained in 1831 the status of market town and in 1895 the city status. For 117 years (between 1716 and 1833), it was the capital of Ialomița County.

## Football record[edit]

A little town by any standards, Urziceni is perhaps best known for its football team, Unirea Urziceni. Urziceni holds the record for the smallest town to have a team in the UEFA Champions League. The team wound up a year later.

## Other[edit]

In Urziceni, there is at 44°43'7"N 26°36'41"E an underground storage for natural gas and at 44°42'35"N 26°36'39"E a mediumwave transmitter with a 102 m (335 ft) tall radio mast working on 531 kHz.

The Urziceni train station serves the CFR Main Line 700, which connects Bucharest to Brăila, Galați and the border with Moldova at Giurgiulești.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

## External links[edit]

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* Urziceni.ro
* Mesagerul de Urziceni

* Urziceni train station

* Catholic church in Urziceni

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Ialomița County, Romania

Cities|

* Slobozia (county seat)
* Fetești
* Urziceni

Towns|

* Amara
* Căzănești
* Fierbinți-Târg
* Țăndărei

Communes|

* Adâncata
* Albești
* Alexeni
* Andrășești
* Armășești
* Axintele
* Balaciu
* Bărbulești
* Bărcănești
* Borănești
* Bordușani
* Bucu
* Buești
* Ciocârlia
* Ciochina
* Ciulnița
* Cocora
* Colelia
* Cosâmbești
* Coșereni
* Drăgoești
* Dridu
* Făcăeni
* Gârbovi
* Gheorghe Doja
* Gheorghe Lazăr
* Giurgeni
* Grindu
* Grivița
* Gura Ialomiței
* Ion Roată
* Jilavele
* Maia
* Manasia
* Mărculești
* Mihail Kogălniceanu
* Miloșești
* Moldoveni
* Movila
* Movilița
* Munteni-Buzău
* Ograda
* Perieți
* Platonești
* Rădulești
* Reviga
* Roșiori
* Sălcioara
* Sărățeni
* Săveni
* Scânteia
* Sfântu Gheorghe
* Sinești
* Stelnica
* Sudiți
* Traian
* Valea Ciorii
* Valea Măcrișului
* Vlădeni

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* United States

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