Plenița

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

Overview

Plenița is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 4,156 people as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Castrele Traiane and Plenița.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Gita Luka

Israeli actress, singer and comedian

V

Vintilă Ciocâlteu

Romanian writer and academic (1890-1947)

D

Dan Sava

Romanian comedian

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

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.

Nearby places in Dolj

• Castrele Traiane
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,262
• Orodel
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,413
• Caraula
  3.6 mi away · pop. 2,742
• Verbicioara
  4.2 mi away · pop. 637
• Cornu
  4.5 mi away · pop. 758
• Unirea
  4.6 mi away · pop. 4,317
• Verbița
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,085
• Teiu
  5.8 mi away · pop. 292
• Călugărei
  6 mi away · pop. 845
• Bechet
  7.3 mi away · pop. 123
• Dobridor
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,020
• Corlate
  7.3 mi away · pop. 530

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 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

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).