Ciurea

Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, Picioru Lupului, and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani neighborhood of Zanea.

Notable people

• Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.

Notable events

• The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.
• The Eugen Grigore vehicle-ramming attack occurred here in July 1974.

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