Dăbuleni

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Settlement name

Population

Area

Administrative status

Location of settlement centre Height of settlement centre

Dăbuleni

13800 inhabitants

182,86 km2

town

43°80’N,  24°80’ E

46 m

 

The town Dabuleni is situated in the south-east of the countz Dolj, between Bechet and Corabia, and is part of the ethnographic area Romanati.

The main occupation of the inhabitants of Dabuleni is agriculture, mainly the cultivation of technical plants and animal raising. The arenaceous land in Dabuleni is favourable to the cultivation of grapes and watermelons.

The commune Dabuleni was known in the 15th century as Recica-Dabului, and was attested in 1494 during the reign of the lord Vlad Calugaru.

Main touristic objectives:

  • The churches “Sf. Gheorghe” (1812-1817) and “Sf. Nicolae” (1842)
  •  The area “Dabuleni –Bechet”, area of sand dunes and water ponds, with a rich fauna of reptiles and water birds.

Investigation plant for the acclimatation of the plants to arenaceous lands.


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Dăbuleni