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{{For|the commune in Teleorman County|Segarcea-Vale}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = town
|county             = Dolj
|official_name      = Segarcea
|image_map          = Segarcea jud Dolj.png
|map_caption        = Location in Dolj County
|image_shield       =
|image_skyline      = 
|image_caption      = 
|image_location     = 
|leader_name        = Ștefan Nicolae<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=8 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|leader_party       = PNL
|term               = 2024&ndash;2028
|coordinates        = {{coord|44|5|40|N|23|44|45|E|type:city|display=it}}
|elevation          = 130
|elevation_min      = 
|elevation_max      = 
|area_total         = 12.01
|population_as_of   = 
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 205400
|area_code          = (+40) 02 51
|website            = {{URL|http://www.primariasegarcea.ro}}
}}

{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1977 |8534
|1992 |8581
|2002 |8704
|2011 |7019
|2021 |7356
}}

'''Segarcea''' is a small town in [[Dolj County]], [[Oltenia]], [[Romania]]. It has 7,356 inhabitants ([[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]]), in an area of {{cvt|12008|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://primariasegarcea.ro/wp-content/uploads/programe-strategii/Strategie_locala_2018-2022.pdf|title=Strategia de dezvoltare locală, orașul Segarcea, județul Dolj, 2018&ndash;2022| publisher=Segarcea town hall|website=primariasegarcea.ro|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>

The town is located towards the western end of the [[Wallachian Plain]], about {{cvt|30|km}} north of the [[Danube]] and {{cvt|25|km}} south of [[Craiova]], the county seat. Situated in the east-central part of Dolj County, Segarcea belongs to the [[Craiova metropolitan area]].

The town is famous for its [[white wine]]s. The Segarcea vineyard belongs to the [[Romanian Crown Estate]]; it has gained fame for wines produced and exported to many countries of the world under the trade name "The Crown Domain".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cotidianul.ro/fermierul-mihai-anghel-domeniile-coroanei-si-drapelul-sau-urias-din-segarcea-2/|title=Fermierul Mihai Anghel, Domeniile Coroanei și drapelul său uriaș din Segarcea|newspaper=[[Cotidianul]]|language=ro| first=Ion|last=Spânu|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Natives==
*[[Ștefan Grigorie]] (born 1982), footballer
*[[Vintilă Horia]] (1915–1992), writer

==References==
{{Commons category|Segarcea}}
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[[File:Le Monastere Segarcea.jpg|thumb|left|Segarcea Monastery, at the beginning of the 20th century]]
[[File:The Occupation of Romania by the Central Powers, 1916-1918 Q87278.jpg|thumb|left|Grape harvest near Segarcea during World War I]]

{{Dolj county}}
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[[Category:Towns in Romania]]
[[Category:Populated places in Dolj County]]
[[Category:Localities in Oltenia]]


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