Clinceni
Clinceni | |
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 Location in Ilfov County | |
  Clinceni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°22′40″N 25°56′35″E / 44.37778°N 25.94306°ECoordinates: 44°22′40″N 25°56′35″E / 44.37778°N 25.94306°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Ilfov |
| Population (2011)[1] | 6,808 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | IF |
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 5 tonnes (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons) and measures 349 metres (1,145 feet) by 227 m (745 ft). Work on the flag required 2 months and 70 kilometres (43 miles) of thread. Previously, Lebanon was the country with this record.[2]
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- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Romania village of Clinceni claims largest flag record". BBC News. 27 May 2013.
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