Caracal, Romania

Caracal is a town in Olt County in Lesser Wallachia in Romania. They had about 35,500 inhabitants in 2007.

Caracal is located on a plateau between the low-lying river Jiu and Olt.

Attractions

In the town are the ruins of a tower, which was built in 217 by the Roman emperor Caracalla. After this ruling, the city was named. Other tourist destinations include the Church of All Saints, and the memory - house of the rebel Iancu Jiancu.

Twin Cities

• Bulgaria Montana, Bulgaria (26 September 2006)
• Latvia Jelgava, Latvia (27 March 2007)
• Poland Bialogard, Poland (August 4, 2007)

Famous citizens of the city

• Iancu Jianu (1787-1842), Wallachian nobleman, later Hajduke
• Marius Bunescu (1881-1971), painter
• Gheorghe Argeşanu (1883-1940), Secretary of Defense
• Cristea Mateescu (1894-1979), a designer at the hydroelectric power plants of Bicaz and Arges
• Virgil Carianopol (1908-1984), poet
• Ion Musceleanu (1903-1994), painter
• Radu Şerban (1927-1984), composer and songwriter
• Aurelian Titu Dumitrescu ( born 1956 ), poet, reporter
• Silviu Bălace (born 1978 ), the Romanian football player
• Elena Ionescu (* 1988), singer of the Romanian band Mandinga