Fundeni, Călărași Explained

Type:commune
County:Călărași
Population Total:auto
Official Name:Fundeni
Leader Name:Gheorghiță Cărtușanu
Leader Party:PSD
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:44.3833°N 48°W
Area Total:58.63
Postal Code:917110

Fundeni is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Fundeni. As of 2011, the population of Fundeni was 5,658.

The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Ilfov County. It lies north of Oltenița, west of the county seat, Călărași, and east of downtown Bucharest.

Fundeni lies on the left bank of the Dâmbovița River. The river Pasărea passes through the commune, forming Lake Fundeni, before discharging into the Dâmbovița just south of Fundeni.

The commune is crossed by the county road DJ301, which connects it to the south to Plătărești, Gălbinași, Vasilați, and Budești (where it ends in national road DN4), and to the north to Cernica and Pantelimon in Ilfov County (where it ends in DN3). In the center of Fundeni, county road DJ100 branches off DJ301, leading north to Brănești, Ilfov (where it intersects with DN3), Găneasa, Afumați (where it intersects with DN2), Ștefăneștii de Jos, Tunari, and Otopeni (where it ends in DN1). The train stop Funzănești, located near the intersection of DJ301 and DJ100, serves the CFR Line 801, which connects Bucharest (Obor) to Oltenița.