Răcari

Răcari is a town located in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers seven villages: Bălănești, Colacu, Ghergani, Ghimpați, Mavrodin, Săbiești, and Stănești. It was declared a town in 2004.

The town is located in the southeastern part of the county, northwest of Bucharest, on road DN7. It lies in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of , and is traversed by the rivers Colentina and Ilfov. Răcari borders the following communes: Bilciurești and Cojasca to the north, Tărtășești and Ciocănești to the south, Butimanu to the east, and Conțești and Cornățelu to the west.

Notable residents

• Ion Ghica, Prince of Samos (1854–1859) and the 5th Prime Minister of Romania (1866), died in 1897 at his estate in Ghergani
• Donar Munteanu (1886–1972), poet and magistrate, born in Răcari
• Ionelia Zaharia (born 1985), rower, born in Răcari

See also

• Castra of Răcarii de Jos

References