Ianca

History

The first mention of the settlement dates to 1834. At the end of the 19th century, it comprised two villages (Ianca and Niculești); with a population of 1,483, it was the residence of plasa Ianca of Brăila County. In 1950, Ianca commune became part of the Făurei raion of . It became again part of Brăila County in 1968, and it officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. From 1941 to 2001 Ianca was the home of the 49th Air Base of the Romanian Air Force; since July 2022, the airfield is owned by the .

Geography

The town is situated at the northern edge of the Bărăgan Plain, at an altitude of . It is located in the central part of the county, southwest of the county seat, Brăila.

Most-observed species

• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  107
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  96
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  90
• Rook

  Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  51
• Ruff

  Calidris pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  43
• Northern Lapwing

  Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  40
• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

  Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  39
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  38

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2026-02-26
  1 km SSW of Paltin, Romania
• M 4.2 — 2025-10-25
  12 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania
• M 4.4 — 2025-08-24
  2 km S of Spulber, Romania
• M 4.2 — 2025-05-11
  11 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania
• M 4.4 — 2024-10-08
  1 km N of Voetin, Romania
• M 4.2 — 2024-08-01
  7 km WSW of Nereju Mic, Romania