Carpen

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

Overview

Carpen is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 2,063 people as of 2021. It is composed of three villages: Carpen, Cleanov, and Geblești.

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).

Nearby places in Dolj

• Geblești
  2.6 mi away · pop. 202
• Cleanov
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,833
• Călugărei
  2.8 mi away · pop. 845
• Seaca de Pădure
  3.1 mi away · pop. 699
• Bechet
  3.3 mi away · pop. 123
• Veleni
  4 mi away · pop. 721
• Botoșești-Paia
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,147
• Verbicioara
  5 mi away · pop. 637
• Știubei
  5 mi away · pop. 194
• Verbița
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,085
• Răchita de Sus
  5.3 mi away · pop. 285
• Bucovicior
  5.3 mi away · pop. 577

Browse all places in Dolj →

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

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

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-05-15

Lesser Searcher Beetle

Calosoma inquisitor

Seen 2026-05-15

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