▁in ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁on ▁a ▁map ▁drawn ▁by ▁Constantin ▁Cant ac uz ino . ▁It ▁got ▁its ▁name ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Wal lach ian ▁princes , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁a ▁station ▁of ▁" mount ed ▁cou riers ' ▁service " ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Buch ar est ▁to ▁Constantin ople . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁horse back ▁rid ers ▁( the ▁că l ă ra și ). ▁It ▁expanded ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁town , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁became ▁the ▁surrounding ▁county ' s ▁capital . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁C ă l ă ra și ▁is ▁connected ▁by ▁D N 3 , ▁D N 2 1 , ▁D N 3 1 ▁and ▁D N 3 B . ▁Also ▁A 2 ▁(" The ▁Sun ' s ▁Motor way ") ▁has ▁ 3 ▁ex its ▁for ▁C ă l ă ra și , ▁at ▁Le h li u ▁Gar ă ▁( about ▁ ▁N W ), ▁Drag al ina ▁( about ▁ ▁N ) ▁and ▁F ete ști ▁( about ▁ ▁NE ). ▁The ▁city ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁sevent h ▁pan - Europe an ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁transport ( the ▁Dan ube ▁river ) ▁and ▁is ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁fourth ▁pan - Europe an ▁transport ▁cor rid or ( D res den – Const an ța ) ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁connected ▁by ▁rail ▁( table ▁ 8 0 2 ▁C FR ). ▁The ▁nearest ▁major ▁cities ▁are