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Costești, Vâlcea
Costești is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bistrița, Costești, Văratici, and Pietreni. The commune is located in the central-north part of the county, in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, some west of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. The river Bistrița (also known as ''Bistrița Vâlceană'') and its tributary, the Costești, flow through the commune. Costești is traversed by national road , which connects Râmnicu Vâlcea to Târgu Jiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin further west. and Bistrița Monastery are located in Costești. Part of the Buila-Vânturarița National Park The Buila-Vânturarița National Park ( ro, Parcul Național Buila-Vânturarița) (national park category II IUCN) is a protected area situated in Romania, in the central-northern part of Vâlcea County, in the administrative territory of the local ... is situated on the territory of the commune. References Communes in Vâlcea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at the site, and the modern town of Turnu Severin received the additional name of Drobeta during Nicolae Ceaușescu's national-communist dictatorship as part of his myth-making efforts. The city administers three villages: Dudașu Schelei, Gura Văii, and Schela Cladovei. The city's population is 92,617 (2011), up from 18,628 in 1900. Etymology Drobeta Drobeta was a Dacian town.Drobeta–Turnu Severin at britannica.com, accessed 2021-10-14. The Roman castrum built by Emperor Trajan at the site preserved the Dacian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buila-Vânturarița National Park
The Buila-Vânturarița National Park ( ro, Parcul Național Buila-Vânturarița) (national park category II IUCN) is a protected area situated in Romania, in the central-northern part of Vâlcea County, in the administrative territory of the localities Costești, Vâlcea, Costești, Bărbătești, Vâlcea, Bărbătești, and Băile Olănești. Location The Buila-Vânturarița National Park is located in the central-northern part of Vâlcea County in the Căpățânii Mountains, a mountain group included in the Parâng Mountains group, Parâng Mountains, a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. Description Buila-Vânturarița with an area of was declared natural protected area by the ''Government Decision No 2151 in 2004'' (published in Romanian Official Paper No 38 on January 12, 2005) and represents a mountainous area with flora and fauna specific to the Southern Carpathians. Protected areas included in the park: ''Trovant Museum, Călinești-Brezoi Forest, Vale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrița Monastery (Vâlcea)
Bistrița Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Bistrița, ) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Bistrița village, Costești Commune, Vâlcea County, Romania. Initially built between 1492 and 1494 by the Craiovești boyars, it was destroyed in 1509 by Mihnea cel Rău and subsequently rebuilt between 1515 and 1519 by the Craiovești. The monastery was rebuilt for a third time between 1846 and 1855, following the damage sustained during the 1838 earthquake. The new church was painted by Gheorghe Tattarescu Gheorghe Tattarescu (; October 1818 – October 24, 1894) was a Moldavian, later Romanian painter and a pioneer of neoclassicism in his country's modern painting. Biography Early life and studies Tattarescu was born in Focşani in 1818. H .... External links Monastery's page on the official website of the Archbishopric of Râmnic Religious buildings and structures completed in 1494 Historic monuments in Vâlcea County Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Vâlcea Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu () is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia and Ursați. The city is noted for the Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși. History The city takes its name from the river Jiu, which runs through it. In antiquity, there was a Dacian village in around the location of today's city surrounded by forests. After the Roman conquests of Oltenia (101-102), military units were stationed around the roads that connected different important routes at the time. During the digging of the Târgu Jiu - Rovinari railroad, mosaics, coins, ceramics and Roman bricks were found in the south-eastern part of the city. This and ancient testimonies support the idea that Târgu Jiu was a commercial town (a ''vicus'') while under the Roman Empire's rule. A very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county ( județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râmnicu Vâlcea. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 355,320 and the population density was 61.63/km2. * Romanians - over 98% * Roma, others - 2% Geography This county has a total area of . The North side of the county is occupied by the mountains from the Southern Carpathians group - The Făgăraș Mountains in the east with heights over , and the Lotru Mountains in the west with heights over . They are separated by the Olt River valley - the most accessible passage between Transylvania and Muntenia. Along the Olt River Valley there are smaller groups of mountains, the most spectacular being the . Towards the South, the heights decrease, passing through the sub-carpathian hills to a high plain in the West side of the Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Romania
Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: *motorways (autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits *expressways (drum – pl. drumuri expres) – colour: red; designation: DX followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *national road (drum național – pl. drumuri naționale) – colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *county road (drum județean – pl. drumuri județene) – colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county *local road (drum – pl. drumuri comunale) – colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costești (river)
The Costești is a left tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania. It flows into the Bistrița in the village Costești Costești () is a town in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bu .... Its length is and its basin size is . , p. 91 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
