Calafat

Calafat lies on the VII-Danube river corridor and the pan-European corridor IV which starts in Germany and ends in Istanbul and Thessaloniki. Oraşul se află la intersecţia dintre DN56, DN56A, DN55A şi E79. The city is at crossroads of DN56, DN56A, DN55A and E79. Între oraşul Calafat şi faţă de aproapele, Vidin (Bulgaria), standuri de link-uri realizate de către navele special echipate (rezervoare), şi există planuri de a construi un pod peste Dunăre, în zona numită Bascov (a căror construcţie va fi finalizată în 2010) de către Compania spaniola FCC. Between the city of Calafat and neighbourhood Vidin town (Bulgaria) are links made by specially equipped vessels (tanks) and there are plans to build a bridge over the Danube in the area called Başcov. Proiectul construirii unui pod în zona Calafat-Vidin datează din anul 1925.

The project of constructing a bridge in the area Calafat-Vidin dates from the year 1925. Traficul rutier între Vidin şi Calafat dublează în fiecare an, asa ca a devenit necesar pentru a construi un pod care va avea patru benzi de trafic rutier, o linie de cale ferată, o bandă de doi metri lăţime pentru biciclete şi un trotuar pentru pietoni. Road traffic between Vidin and Calafat doubles every year, so it has become necessary to build a bridge that will have four lanes of traffic road, a railway line, a two meters lane for bikes and a pavement for pedestrians. Podul va avea o lungime totală de 1971 m si va costa peste 100 de milioane de euro. The bridge will have a total length of 1,971 m and it will cost over 100 million Euros.

The city has shopping centres, hospitals and educational facilities at all levels. Transportation is provided both internally, by buses and trams, and externally - rail, air and road transport; there is a ferry and three ports for light boats.

It was founded in the 14th century by Genovese colonists, who employed a large numbers of workmen (Calafati) in repairing ships. Această industrie a dat numele oraşului. This industry gave the town its name.

În ianuarie 1854, în timpul războiului Crimeei , atunci când Rusă forţele s-au condus pe Dunăre în sus, Ahmed Pasha , comandantul turc forţele la Calafat, a făcut un atac surpriză asupra garnizoanei rus de la apropiere Cetate , care a fost sub comanda colonelului Alexandru Baumgarten. ^[1] Prezenta deviat atacul initial rus şi a permis Ahmed Paşa să-şi consolideze forţele la Calafat.In January 1854, during the Crimean War, when Russian forces were headed up the Danube, Ahmed Pasha , commanding the Turkish forces at Calafat, made a surprise attack on the Russian garrison at nearby Cetate, which was under the command of Colonel Alexander Baumgarten. This diverted the initial Russian attack and allowed Ahmed Pasha to consolidate his forces in Calafat. La 28 ianuarie, ruşii sub comanda generalului Iosif Romanovich Anrep reached Calafat şi a început asediul care a durat până în mai. On 28^th January, the Russians under the command of General Iosif Romanovich Anrep reached Calafat and began the siege which lasted until May. Ciuruit de boală şi de imposibilitatea de a lua oraş, Anrep retras. ^[2] Riddled by disease and unable to take the town, Anrep withdrew.

Important cultural and historical attractions are: the Marincu’s Palace (XIX century), the Art Museum of Calafat - the museum has a Romanian contemporary art collection: painting, graphic designs of artists from the Dolj county, paintings by Nicolae Grigorescu, Henri Catargi, Theodor Pallady, sculptures by Ion Irimescu, Nicu Enea, George Demetrescu Mirea, and a collection of folk art; Monumentul 1877-Calafat, memory of the Independence War, from the Danube banks (near Calafat) the first cannon volleys were fired upon Vidinul. The Monumentul Cobuz-Calafat, în cinstea eroilor din Razboiul de Independenta. Cobuz Monument - Calafat, in honour of the heroes of the Independence War; the churches “Sfantul Nicolae(1730-1740)”,”Adormirea Maicii Domnului” (1866-1872) and “Izvorul Tamaduirii (1874-1879).

Reservations and natural monuments

The Ciuperceni Ornithological reserve - an important place for deposit the eggs, for many kinds of birds, being the only place from the Danube meadow, without seawalls.

The city offers some possibilities of accommodation in one hotel and one hostel, one classical restaurant.

The local traditions and celebrations are worth mentioning: the Calafat days (early May), National music camp (early August).

The city offers many possibilities of accommodation in 5-2 stars hotels and hostels, as well as numerous restaurants and self-service dining facilities – catering services – pastry shops.

Source: http://www.ccidj.ro,  ro.wikipedia.org, http://www.primariaonline.ro/judet-Dolj/primarie-Calafat/m/1/lang/1