Ciolpani

Ciolpani
—  Commune  —
Ciolpani
Coordinates: 44°44′N 26°7′E / 44.733°N 26.117°E / 44.733; 26.117
Country	Romania
County	Ilfov County
Population (2002)[1]	4,472
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Ciolpani is a commune in the northwestern part of Ilfov county, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ciolpani, Izvorani, Lupăria, Piscu and Ţigăneşti.

Etymology

Its name is the plural of ciolpan, a Romanian word meaning "tree stump".^[2]

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ "Ciolpan", Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române, Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan”, Editura Univers Enciclopedic, 1998

Coordinates: 44°43′38″N 26°06′34″E / 44.72724°N 26.10957°E / 44.72724; 26.10957