Prundu

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Prundu
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Prundu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°05′25″N26°13′55″E / 44.09028°N 26.23194°E / 44.09028; 26.23194
CountryRomania
County Giurgiu
Government
  Mayor (20242028) Gigi Cristescu (PNL)
Area
176.51 km2 (68.15 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01) [1]
3,707
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
087180
Area code +(40) 246
Vehicle reg. GR
Website primariaprundu.ro

Prundu is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Prundu and Puieni.

Some 300 m (980 ft) from the Danube, there was also a hamlet called Flămânda, inhabited by some 30 Boyash and 5-6 Romanian families. The hamlet has been depopulated since 1962, when the Danube swallowed it up and the inhabitants moved to Prundu village. [2] [3]

There was an ancient Roman fort at Flămânda located on the Limes Transalutanus frontier of Dacia.

The hamlet was the starting point of the Flămânda Offensive by the Romanian Army against the Central Powers in World War I.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 4,785    
2011 4,386−8.3%
2021 3,707−15.5%
Source: Census data

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. site from the village of Prundu
  3. Places in the World