Cârligele

Cârligele
Commune
The Dălhăuți Monastery
Location in Vrancea County
Cârligele Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°41′N 27°6′E / 45.683°N 27.100°E / 45.683; 27.100
Country	Romania
County	Vrancea
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Ștefan Moscu[1] (PSD)
Area	40 km^2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,378
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	627065
Area code	+40 x37
Vehicle reg.	VN
Website	www.primariacirligele.ro

Cârligele is a commune located in Vrancea County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Blidari, Bonțești, Cârligele, and Dălhăuți.

The commune is located in the south-central part of Vrancea County, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of the county seat, Focșani. It lies on the southern bank of the river Dălhăuți, itself a right tributary of the Milcov River. During the interwar period, Cârligele belonged to the plasa Orașul of Râmnicu Sărat County.

The Dălhăuți Monastery [ro] dates back to the 15th century. It is located in the middle of beech and oak forests on Deleanu Hill, a few kilometers west of the village of Dălhăuți. A wayside cross in Cârligele, built in 1933, commemorates the soldiers who died in World War I.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	2,927	—
2011	3,116	+6.5%
2021	3,378	+8.4%
Source: Census data

Natives

• Nicolae Doicaru [ro] (1922–1990), Securitate General, director of the Extern Intelligence Service from 1959 to 1971

References

1. "Primarii din Județ". cjvrancea.ro (in Romanian). Vrancea County Council. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
2. "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.

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  Saint Nicholas Church in Cârligele
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  Wooden church at Dălhăuți Monastery