Urzicuța is a commune in

Dolj County Dolj County (; originally meant ''Dol(no)-Jiu River, 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, ...

Oltenia Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Da ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

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 15,928 in 2021. One village, Balasan, is administered by the city. Geography The city lies in the western part of the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Balasan Ri ...

, from the town of

Segarcea Segarcea is a small town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It has 7,356 inhabitants (2021 Romanian census, 2021 census), in an area of . The town is located towards the western end of the Wallachian Plain, about north of the Danube and south ...

, and from the county seat,

Craiova Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It i ...

. It neighbors

Giurgița Giurgița is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, ...

commune to the north and east, Bârca commune to the east,

Bistreț Bistreț is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 4,211 as of the 2021 census. It is composed of four villages: Bistreț, Bistrețu Nou, Brândușa, and Plosca. The commune has an area of . It is located at the souther ...

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 Romania, Romanian Association football, football manager. He coached CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Craiova, FC Bdin, Bdin Vidin, FC Universitatea Craiova, FC U Craiova ...

(b. 1967), footballer

References

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