Urzicuța is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Dolj County Dolj County (; originally meant ''Dol(no)- Jiu'', "lower Jiu", as opposed to '' Gorj'' (''upper Jiu'')) is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova. Demographics In 2011, the c ...

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

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with a population of 3,154 people. It is composed of two villages, Urzica Mare and Urzicuța. The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, from the city of

Băilești Băilești () is a city in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, with a population of 17,537. One village, Balasan, is administered by the city. The Romanian actor and comedian Amza Pellea and Romanian actor and theatre actor Marcel Iureș Marcel Iu ...

, from the town of Segarcea, and from the county seat,

Craiova Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...

. It neighbors Giurgița commune to the north and east, Bârca commune to the east, Bistreț commune to the south, Afumați commune to the south and west, and Siliștea Crucii commune to the west. Urzicuța is traversed by county road DJ561A

Natives

* Victorina Bora (b. 1972), handball player *

Nicolae Zamfir Nicolae Țică Zamfir (14 December 1944 – 14 September 2022) is a Romanian football manager. He coached Universitatea Craiova, Bdin Vidin, FC U Craiova, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea and JEF United Ichihara in Japan. While ...

(b. 1967), footballer

References

Communes in Dolj County Localities in Oltenia {{Dolj-geo-stub