title: Ciurea
text: # Ciurea
  
  Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, Picioru Lupului and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani neighborhood of Zanea.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.
  
  ## Notable events
  
  The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.
  
  