Communities

The 12 communities where we work within this project:

  • Amărăștii de Jos, Bârca, Filiași and Negoi (Dolj county);
  • Baia de Fier, Bumbești-Jiu, Polovragi and Târgu Cărbunești (Gorj county);
  • Caracal, Grădinari, Piatra Olt and Slatina (Olt county).

Amărăștii de Jos
Amarastii de Jos 2
The commune is situated in the south - eastern part of Dolj County, at the border with Olt County, at a distance of 65 km from Craiova and 19.6 km from Dăbuleni city, the nearest urban settlement. It ... Read more
Bârca
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The commune is located in the southern part of Dolj County, on the left bank of Desnăuţi River, 40 km away from Craiova. It has a population of 3689 inhabitants of which 754 are self-identified Roma ... Read more
Filiași
Filiasi
Filiaşi city is located in the north-western part of Dolj County, at the border with Gorj County. It governs the villages of Fratoştiţa, Răcarii de Sus, Uscaci, and Branişte. It is situated 37 km ... Read more
Negoi
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Negoi commune is located in the southern area of Dolj County in the Danube plain, 72km from Craiova. The nearest urban area, Băileşti, is 21 km away. The population consists of 2235 people inclu ... Read more
Baia de Fier
Baia de Fier
Baia de Fier commune lies 49 km from the city of Targu -Jiu, in the north-west of Gorj County and is composed of two villages: Baia de Fier (residence village) and Cernădia. The total population of t ... Read more
Bumbești-Jiu
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The city is divided into two distinct urban areas: Bumbeşti and Valea Sadului (called by locals the "colony"). Bumbeşti is the former village Bumbeşti Jiu marked by architecturally old houses, spec ... Read more
Polovragi
polovragi
Polovragi commune is situated 50 km from Târgu-Jiu and includes Polovragi and Racoviţa villages. The population consists of 2820 people including 404 self-identified Roma according to the 2011 Censu ... Read more
Târgu Cărbunești
Targu Carbunesti
Târgu-Cărbuneşti is located in the south-eastern part of Gorj County, 25 km away from the city of Targu -Jiu. The population is composed of 8034 people including 558 self-identified Roma according ... Read more
Caracal
Caracal
Caracal is located in the southern half of Olt County, 48 km away from Slatina, 46 km from Corabia and 37 km from Balș. The settlements around the city are exclusively rural. The population has 30954 ... Read more
Grădinari
Gradinari
Grădinari commune is situated in the northwest area of Olt County, 10 km from Drăgăneşti town, Vâlcea County, 25 km away from Slatina and 35 km away from Balş. The settlements of the commune are ... Read more
Piatra Olt
Piatra Olt
Piatra Olt city is located 16 km away from Slatina municipality. It has a population of 6299 inhabitants of whom 424 are self-identified Roma according to the 2011 Census and 852 are hetero-identified ... Read more
Slatina
Slatina
Slatina is the capital and largest city of Olt County, situated at about 50 km from Craiova, 70 km from Pitesti and 190 km from Bucharest. The population has 70293 inhabitants of whom 1739 are self-id ... Read more