Calafat

Calafat
Municipality
The monument commemorating the soldiers who fought in the War of Independence in 1877
Coat of arms
Calafat Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°59′09″N 22°57′27″E
Country	Romania
County	Dolj
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Mihai Cotea (PSD)
Area	103.59 km2 (40.00 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	13,807
• Density	133.29/km2 (345.21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	205200
Vehicle reg.	DJ
Website	municipiulcalafat.ro

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Calafat (Romanian pronunciation: [kalaˈfat] ^ⓘ; Bulgarian: Калафат) is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013. After the destruction of the bridges of late antiquity, for centuries Calafat was connected with the southern bank of the Danube by boat, and later by ferryboat.

The city administers three villages: Basarabi, Golenți, and Ciupercenii Vechi.