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Călăraşi, city, capital of Călăraşi judeƫ (county), southeastern Romania. It is located at the border with Bulgaria on the Borcea arm of the Danube and along Lake Călăraşi, about 60 mi (100 km) east-southeast of Bucharest. Călăraşi is first documented in 1593, during the reign of Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul). A river port and trading centre, its chief industries are food processing (particularly fish), flour milling, and pulp and paper making, the latter based on reeds from local swamplands. The town has an archaeological museum, and the nearby town of Discheni is a former Roman settlement. Călăraşi city has highway and railway connections to Feteşti and Slobozia. Pop. (2007 est.) 315,187.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer.