Ciurea | |
Type: | commune |
County: | Iași |
Population Total: | auto |
Leader Name: | Cătălin Lupu[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Coordinates: | 47.0667°N 62°W |
Elevation: | 93 |
Area Total: | 28.76 |
Postal Code: | 707080 |
Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km 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.
Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.
The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.