Cetate, Dolj

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|type = commune

|county = Dolj

|name = Cetate

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|map_caption = Location in Dolj County

|leader_name = Marin Duță

|leader_party = PSD

|leader_term = 2020–2024

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|elevation = 81

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|area_total = 86.8

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|postal_code = 207190

|area_code = +(40) 251

|website = {{URL|http://www.primariacetate.ro/}}

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Cetate is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cetate and Moreni. As of 2021, its population was 4,572, of which 4,118 lived in Cetate proper and 454 in Moreni.[https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.22.xlsx Populația rezidentă (Sexe, Județe, Municipii, orașe și comune, Sate)], 2021 census, National Institute of Statistics.

In January 1854, during the Crimean War, Cetate was the scene of a battle between a Russian garrison there and a Turkish army based in Calafat. The battle was inconclusive, though the Turks were unable to capture the town.