Arcani

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Arcani

Total population

519

Land area26.97 km²

Coordinates45.08°, 23.13°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arcani is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Arcani, Câmpofeni, Sănătești and Stroiești.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Constantin Brâncuși

Romanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1960)

P

Petre Popeangă

politician

C

Constantin Trohonel-Purcel

Romanian musician

C

Cristina Bizu

Romanian singer

V

Vasile Blendea

Romanian painter and sculptor

Ion Rasoviceanu

Romanian general (1906-1967)

M

Maria Apostol

Romanian singer

C

Constantin Blendea

Romanian painter (1929-2012)

V

Vasile Cărăbiș

researcher

E

Emilia Bubulac

G

Gheorghe Rasoviceanu

I

Ion Tiotioi

Romanian mathematician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-07-26

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-07-25

Littoral Dark Bush-cricket

Pholidoptera littoralis

Seen 2026-07-14

Four-spotted Moth

Tyta luctuosa

Seen 2026-07-05

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-19

Livelong Saxifrage

Saxifraga paniculata

Seen 2026-05-24

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-04-25

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-04-17

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Seen 2026-04-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).