Corabia

Corabia
—  Town  —
Coat of arms
Location of Corabia
Coordinates: 43°46′25″N 24°30′12″E / 43.77361°N 24.50333°E / 43.77361; 24.50333Coordinates: 43°46′25″N 24°30′12″E / 43.77361°N 24.50333°E / 43.77361; 24.50333
Country	Romania
County	Olt County
Status	Town
Government
- Mayor	Ştefan Pârlea (National Liberal Party)
Area
- Total	92.84 km2 (35.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	21,932
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.corabia.net/

Corabia in Olt County

Corabia (Romanian pronunciation: [koˈrabi.a]) is a small Danube port located in Olt County, Romania, which used to be part of the now-dissolved Romanaţi County before World War II. Across the Danube from Corabia lies Bulgaria.

Its name reflects the fact that the original settlement was built from the remains of wrecked Genoan ship (corabia is the Romanian language term for "sailing ship, specifically used for "galley"). It became a great port in the 1880s.

Under the communist regime, Corabia developed as a considerable manufacturing town, with a sugar mill, furniture factory, tannery, a fiber manufacturing plant, and various other facilities. However, in more recent times the town's population has dwindled. Many inhabitants have migrated to larger towns in the wake of the closure of many of Corabia's factories.

Corabia is still one of the central spots of Olt County; the town administers two villages, Tudor Vladimirescu and Vârtopu. The town houses a football club, several shops and bars, the remains of the Roman castrum Sucidava, dating back to the Roman period and featuring the "Secret Fountain" (an unusual piece of engineering); the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral (one of the largest buildings of its kind in Romania), as well a monumental statue in the middle of the town square commemorating the use of Corabia's facilities in the initial attack during the Romanian War of Independence. Corabia also has an important archaeological museum with, inter alia, a remarkable collection of Roman pottery. From the town harbour one can make trips along the Danube, with stops at the nearby Băloi Island.

Natives

Radu Popa Şapcǎ Ion Oblemenco Cristina Vărzaru Virgil Mazilescu

Theodor D. Ionescu Valentin Al. Georgescu Nicolae Dobrescu Ion Rîmaru

Gallery

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  Culture House and Archaeological Museum

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  City center

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  Danube at Corabia

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  1877 Independence War Heroes Monument

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  City Hall

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  1st May Street

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  Sucidava's Secret Fountain

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  Holy Trinity Cathedral