Comana, Giurgiu

Comana
Comana
Commune
	Comana Monastery and surroundings
	Comana Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 44°10′N 26°9′E / 44.167°N 26.150°E
Country	Romania
County	Giurgiu
Population (2021-12-01)	6,531
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	GR

Comana is a commune in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Comana, Vlad Țepeș, Budeni, Falaștoaca and Grădiștea. The commune is approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) south of Bucharest.

Comana Monastery is located in the commune, as is Comana Nature Park, the largest protected area in southern Romania.

On the night of 6 to 7 of May 1944 a British bomber crash-landed at Comana. The aircrew were killed.^[2]

Natives edit

Marian Munteanu
Eugen Nicolăescu
Gelu Naum had a retreat at Comana

References edit

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "07/08.05.1944 No. 150 Squadron Wellington JA515 IN-Q W/O. Clarke". aircrewremembered.com.

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[2] "07/08.05.1944 No. 150 Squadron Wellington JA515 IN-Q W/O. Clarke". aircrewremembered.com.

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Comana
Commune
Comana Monastery and surroundings
Comana Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°10′N 26°9′E / 44.167°N 26.150°E / 44.167; 26.150
Country	Romania
County	Giurgiu
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]	6,531
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	GR