Urziceni

For the commune in Satu Mare County, see Urziceni, Satu Mare.

Urziceni
Municipality
The Orthodox church in the city center
Coat of arms of Urziceni Coat of arms
Urziceni Location of Urziceni
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Ialomiţa County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Constantin Sava (National Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	53.57 km2 (20.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	14,053
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Urziceni (Romanian pronunciation: [urziˈt͡ʃenʲ]) is a town in Ialomiţa County, Romania, located around 60 km north-east of Bucharest. It has a population of 14,053: 93.1% Romanians, 4.6% Roma and 1.6% Hungarians.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1912	3,437	—
1930	8,616	+150.7%
1948	4,425	−48.6%
1956	6,061	+37.0%
1966	9,291	+53.3%
1977	12,476	+34.3%
1992	19,483	+56.2%
2002	19,088	−2.0%
2011	14,053	−26.4%
Source: Census data

As the census of 2011 results shows, Urziceni is ranked in 3rd place in Ialomița County, after Slobozia and Fetești with 14053 stable residents, there are 6765 males and 7288 females.

Origins

Founded by Romanian shepherds, its name is derived from the word "urzică" (nettle). It was mentioned for the first time in a written document on 23 April 1596, during the reign of Mihai Viteazul. It gained in 1831 the status of market town and in 1895 the city status. For 117 years, it was the capital of Ialomiţa county (between 1716 and 1833).

Soccer Record

A little town by any standards, Urziceni is perhaps best known for its football team, Unirea Urziceni. Urziceni holds the record for the smallest town to have a team in the Champions League. The team wound up a year later.

On 21.09.1977. Near of the village the Malev flight MA-203 Istanbul-Bucuresti-Budapest, during landing had an accident. Crew error. 21 passengers and 8 crew members died.

External links

• Urziceni.ro
• Mesagerul de Urziceni