Craiova City
Location:
Craiova, the capital of Dolj County is situated in the south part of Romania, in the north-east of the county.
Area/Surface:
163.6 km²
Population:
242.000 people
Calling code:
+4 0251 or 0351
How to get here:
By car:
North entry: follow the National road DN67/67b from Târgu Jiu-Târgu Cărbunești.
North-East entry: follow the National road DN65c from Horezu-Măciuca.
North-West entry: follow the European road E79 (DN66) from Hungary – Oradea – Deva – Hațeg – Petroșani – Târgu Jiu or the European road E70 (DN6) from Serbia – Timișoara – Lugoj – Caransebeș – Drobeta Turnu Severin.
South-West entry: follow the European road E79 (DN56) from Greece-Bulgaria.
South entry: follow the National road DN55 from Bechet.
South-East entry: follow the European road E70 (DN6) from Bulgaria – Giurgiu – Bucharest – Roșiori de Vede – Caracal.
East entry: follow the European road E574 (DN65) from Bacău – Onești – Brașov – Câmpulung – Pitești – Slatina.
This developed road network that cross Craiova, makes this city an important road junction.
By train:
Craiova City is an important railway junction of the country, so the main railway routes that cross the city are:
Bucharest – Craiova – Drobeta Turnu Severin – Timișoara
Constanța – Bucharest – Craiova – Târgu Jiu – Petroșani – Deva – Arad
Craiova – Târgu Jiu – Petroșani
City of Craiova – Drobeta Turnu Severin – Orșova
Craiova – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Sibiu
City of Craiova – Caracal
Craiova – Calafat
City of Craiova – Bucharest
Craiova – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Făgăraș – Brașov and many others.
By plane:
Craiova City has an international airport with weekly flights from WizzAir and CarpatAir companies towards diferrent European destinations like Milano, London, Rome, Bologna, Dortmund and Barcelona. At Bucharest (230 km) is the biggest International Airport of the country and from here you can get to Craiova by train or car.
Foundation year:
400-350 B.C. under the name Pelendava
When to go:
The best period to visit Craiova City is between March and October-November. After the cold season, the temperature begins to increase more and more and also the sunny days. Even if the highest rainfall is during spring and autumn, these seasons have a perfect temperature to visit the city or to enjoy its touristic objectives, summer being often very hot with temperatures over 30° C.
Craiova City
Relief, climate, rivers and lakes:
Craiova City is situated in Oltenia’s Historical Region central part, in a low plain relief area, part of the stretched Romanian Plain. More eaxctly, Craiova is situated in Oltenian Plain and the average of the altitude is 100 m height. The climate in Craiova City is temperate-continental of plain with powerful influences coming from the Mediterranean Sea due to the city’s position in south of Romania. Because of this, summers are long, hot and dry and winters are mild and short. The average of the temperature is 11-12° C. Craiova City is crossed by Jiu River, one of the most important from the country and Craiovitei Pond and Izvorului Lake are on its territory.
Name, history and population of Craiova City:
Craiova City‘s name has two origins. The first is given by the Slavonic word Krajl which means Crai (Don Juan) where Craiova means “nation or land” and the second name is given by Iovan Crai (Don Juan) who ruled here for a while. Like many other Romania’s cities, Craiova is a city with a rich and interesting history, but also so complicated. Even if on Craiova’s current territory was build a Roman settlement (Pelendava) a few centuries B.C., the current name was used only since the end of the 15th century. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) It was always and still is the capital of Oltenia’s region and also the main cultural, historical and economic center from this area. The population gradually increased from 4.000 people in the 18th century to 300.000 in the 21th century.
Tourist objectives and attractions from Craiova City:
The modern buildings air combines perfectly with the old historical ones in Craiova, where the tourist is covered by a special charm and beauty. Because it’s a city with many tourist objectives and attractions, especially historical and cultural ones, tourists will have many to see and to do here. You need only a few days to stay here to understand the true life and history of Oltenia and to know the local customs and traditions.
On the other hand, in Craiova City, were built more and more new, modern buildings and commercial centers in the last decades and the city is also a powerful commercial and industrial center, but here you will find churches, monasteries, museums, lordly houses, palaces, old parks and markets tens or hundreds years old which give you the impression that the time didn’t change at all. Visit Craiova City!
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Craiova Tourist Objectives
Museums:
Oltenia’s Museum (Ethnography, History, Natural Sciences)
National Theatre Museum
Art Museum
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Memorial Houses:
“Elena Farago” Memorial house
“Alexandru Iliescu” Memorial house
“Traian Demetrescu” Memorial house
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Theaters, operas and other buildings of cultural and musical interest:
Craiova National Theatre
“Colibri” Children and Youth Theatre
“Oltenia” State Philarmonic Orchestra
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Castles, citadels and old buildings:
Bănia House
Buzești Brothers Gymnasium
Vorvoreni House
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Churches and monasteries:
“Madona Dudu” Church or Virgin Mary Cathedral
The Old Coșuna-Bucovățul Monastery
“Saint Dumitru” Cathedral
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Palaces, monuments and statues:
Jean Mihail Palace
Metropolitan Palace
Theodor Aman’s Statue
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Parks and Markets/Plazas:
Nicolae Romanescu Park
English Park
Prefecture Plaza Park
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Other tourist objectives and attractions:
“Alexandru Buia” Botanical Garden
The Music Fountain from Prefecture Plaza Park
Zoo Garden
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