Clinceni
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]
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
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