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 t and measures 349 m by 227 m. Work on the flag required 2 months and 70 km of thread. Previously, Lebanon was the country with this record.

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