Clinceni
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Ilfov
|name = Clinceni
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU IF Clinceni CoA.jpg
|image_skyline = Stadion Clinceni.jpg
|image_caption = The Clinceni football stadium
|image_location =
|image_map = Clinceni ilfov.png
|map_caption = Location in Ilfov County
|leader_name = Adrian Budeanu
|leader_party = PNL
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|44|22|40|N|25|56|35|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 85
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 23.67
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 077060
|area_code = +(40) 21
|website = {{URL|https://primaria-clinceni.ro/}}
}}
Clinceni is a commune in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Clinceni, Olteni, and Ordoreanu. The location hosts a small airport.
Currently, the village of Clinceni has the Guinness World Records for the biggest flag ever made. The flag, of Romania, weighs {{convert|5|t|abbr=off}} and measures {{convert|349|m|abbr=off}} by {{convert|227|m|abbr=on}}. Work on the flag required 2 months and {{convert|70|km|abbr=off}} of thread. Previously, Lebanon was the country with this record.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22681834|title=Romania village of Clinceni claims largest flag record|newspaper=BBC News|date=27 May 2013}}
Clinceni also has a football team named LPS HD Clinceni who play in the Liga III, the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its home ground, the Clinceni Stadium, has a capacity of 4,500 seats.
Natives
- Vasile Paraschiv (1928 – 2011), social and political activist
References
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Category:Communes in Ilfov County
Category:Localities in Muntenia
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