Caraula

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

Overview

Caraula is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 2,560 people. It is composed of a single village, Caraula.

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

Sorin Cârțu

Romanian footballer

Victor Pițurcă

Romanian footballer

Nuța Olaru

Romanian long-distance runner

Ilie Murgulescu

Romanian chemist (1902-1991)

Vasile Georgescu Paleolog

Romanian writer

Eugen Neagoe

Romanian footballer and manager

V

Vintilă Ciocâlteu

Romanian writer and academic (1890-1947)

P

Petre Vancea

Romanian physician

Gelu Negrea

Romanian literary critic

H

Haralambie Grămescu

Romanian poet and translator (1926-2003)

Nicolae Ciucă

70th Prime Minister of Romania (2021-2023)

D

Dragoș Albu

Romanian footballer

Lelia Constanța Băjenescu

first amateur radio in Romania.

C

Constantin Argintaru

Romanian poet (1894-1936)

I

Iacob Potârcă

D

Doina Mate

Romanian basketball player (born 1952)

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

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-08-13

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2026-08-10

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-08-09

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2026-08-09

European Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus citellus

Seen 2026-05-31

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Seen 2026-05-15

Balkan Peony

Paeonia peregrina

Seen 2026-05-15

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Seen 2026-05-15

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

Seen 2026-05-15

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