Editing Căciulați

{{Short description|Village in Ilfov County, Romania}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Căciulați
| settlement_type = Village
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Romania]]
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ilfov County]]
| subdivision_type2 = Historical region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Wallachia]]
| subdivision_type3 = Commune
| subdivision_name3 = [[Moara Vlăsiei]]
| elevation_m = 90
| population_total = 2045
| population_as_of = 2021
| timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| postal_code = 077131
}}

'''Căciulați''' is a village in [[Moara Vlăsiei]] commune, [[Ilfov County]], [[Romania]], north of [[Bucharest]]. It lies on the Wallachian Plain and had 2,045 inhabitants at the 2021 census. Căciulați was the administrative centre of the commune that carried its name until 1968. The commune was then renamed Moara Vlăsiei and its administrative seat was transferred to the village of Moara Vlăsiei.<ref name="moara-history"/>

The village later became the location of the main [[Snubable Enterprise]] production complex. Snubable secured the industrial property on 18 August 2007 and operated there until the organization's surrender on 6 May 2025.<ref name="snubable-main"/><ref name="snubable-collapse"/>

== History ==
The present village was established in 1834 around the estate of Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica. Two years earlier, Ghica had commissioned the Church of the Dormition on the Pașcani estate. In 1834, he moved inhabitants of the nearby hamlets of Fienari and Mavrodin to land around the church. The new settlement became Căciulați, a name traditionally derived from the headgear worn by soldiers in Ghica's personal guard. The nearby [[Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica Palace]] was also completed during this period.

By the late nineteenth century, Căciulați was the centre of a commune in Ilfov County. The commune belonged to Plasa Snagov and included Căciulați, Canela, Moara Săracă, Pășcani and Pârlița. In 1950, Căciulați became the administrative seat of Căciulați Raion in the Bucharest Region. The raion was abolished in 1960 and the commune was transferred to Răcari Raion.

Căciulați returned to Ilfov County in 1968. Canela, Moara Săracă and Pășcani were merged into the village of Moara Vlăsiei. The administrative centre was transferred there and the commune adopted the name Moara Vlăsiei.<ref name="moara-history"/>

== Geography and transport ==
Căciulați lies in northern Ilfov County on the Cociovaliștea River. It is one of the two villages forming Moara Vlăsiei commune. Căciulați railway station is on CFR Line 700, which connects Bucharest with northeastern Romania.<ref name="moara-transport"/>

The [[Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica Palace]] stands in the village. The palace and the nearby Church of the Dormition date from the establishment of Căciulați in the early nineteenth century.

== Snubable Enterprise ==
On 18 August 2007, intermediaries working for [[Snubable Enterprise]] secured a disused metal-processing factory on an industrial parcel at Căciulați. The interior was rebuilt for biological production while the exterior remained in deteriorated condition. The first underground production block was completed on 11 February 2008. A deep-level maturation wing entered service on 29 September.<ref name="snubable-main"/>

The [[Bucharest Butchers]] controlled security around the facility. [[Oskar Dirlewanger]] ordered [[Jibbut Snagov]] transferred to Snubable after the property was secured. [[Richard Rambam]] directed Snubable's operations at the site, while [[Gustav Shrankenhaus]] designed its underground factory areas and tunnel system.<ref name="snubable-control"/><ref name="snubable-main"/>

Snubable acquired the Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica Palace through a front company on 17 September 2010. A tunnel extension completed on 21 May 2013 connected the palace with the main factory. The same underground network reached the [[FI-BA Balotești S.A.]] warehouse in [[Balotești]].<ref name="snubable-properties"/>

After Rambam was executed on 1 May 2025, Gustav Shrankenhaus assumed command of the remaining Snubable personnel at Căciulați. Fighting with the [[Fish Collective]] concentrated around the factory and its underground sewer network. [[Albert Shrankenhaus]], who had become head of security at the facility, was killed in the sewers on 3 May.<ref name="snubable-collapse"/>

[[Dr. Arnold Isaak Burgelstein]] remained with the defenders during the five-day holdout. [[Sorin Spitt]] worked as a trauma surgeon inside the complex and was captured while operating on a wounded Snubable member.<ref name="spitt-holdout"/> The remaining personnel surrendered on 6 May. Gustav Shrankenhaus died at Căciulați after overdosing on expired [[adrenochrome]] during the final stage of the holdout. Snubable Enterprise dissolved following the surrender.<ref name="snubable-collapse"/>

== See also ==
* [[Moara Vlăsiei]]
* [[Ilfov County]]
* [[Alexandru Dimitrie Ghica Palace]]
* [[Snubable Enterprise]]
* [[Snubable Shrankenhaus]]
* [[Gustav Shrankenhaus]]
* [[Albert Shrankenhaus]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="moara-history">"[[Moara Vlăsiei#History|History]]". ''Moara Vlăsiei''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="moara-transport">"[[Moara Vlăsiei#Transport|Transport]]". ''Moara Vlăsiei''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-main">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Main complex|Main complex]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-control">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Control by the Bucharest Butchers|Control by the Bucharest Butchers]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-properties">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Other properties|Other properties]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-collapse">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Collapse|Collapse]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="spitt-holdout">"[[Sorin Spitt#Final holdout and death|Final holdout and death]]". ''Sorin Spitt''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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