Însurăței

Însurăței (formerly known as Pârdăleni) is a town located in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. The town administers three villages: Lacu Rezii, Măru Roșu, and Valea Călmățuiului. The latter was called Rubla during Communist rule and housed political offenders who were obliged to live there. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

CountryRomania

Area

213.03 km² (82.25 sq mi)

Elevation

30 m (98 ft)

Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

5,870

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Însurăței
Town
Însurăței town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Brăila County
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°55′07″N 27°36′38″E
Country	Romania
County	Brăila
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Florentina Carșote[1] (PSD)
Area	213.03 km2 (82.25 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	5,870
• Density	27.6/km2 (71.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	815300
Area code	(+40) 02 39
Vehicle reg.	BR
Website	www.primariaorasinsuratei.ro

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The town lies in the Bărăgan Plain, a steppe plain in the eastern part of the Wallachian Plain. Însurăței is located in the southern part of the county, 50 km (31 mi) from the county seat, Brăila. It is crossed by national road DN21, linking the Danube port of Brăila with Călărași.

In 1956, Corneliu Coposu was sentenced to life imprisonment for "betrayal of the working class" and "crime against social reforms"; he was freed after 15 years of detention and 2 years of forced residence in Rubla. Coposu later testified having been impressed by the deep scars collectivization had left in the country, as well as by the resilience of the Rubla deportees (see Bărăgan deportations) — "They traded in vegetables they had grown themselves while locals could not be convinced that these could actually grow on the Bărăgan".^[3]