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Răcari
Răcari is a town located in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers seven villages: Bălănești, Colacu, Ghergani, Ghimpați, Mavrodin, Săbiești and Stănești. It was declared a town in 2004. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county, northwest of Bucharest, on road DN7. It lies in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of , and is traversed by the rivers Colentina and Ilfov. Răcari borders the following communes: Bilciurești and Cojasca to the north, Tărtășești and Ciocănești to the south, Butimanu to the east, and Conțești and Cornățelu to the west. Notable residents * Ion Ghica, Prince of Samos (1854–1859) and the 5th Prime Minister of Romania The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Guvernului României, link=no), is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was s ... (1866), died in 1897 at his es ...
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Donar Munteanu
Donar Munteanu (born Dimitrie Munteanu; Rodica Zafiu, "Munteanu Donar", in Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', Vol. II, p. 155. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. Mihail Straje, ''Dicționar de pseudonime, anonime, anagrame, astronime, criptonime ale scriitorilor și publiciștilor români'', p. 464. Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1973. June 26, 1886 – 1972) was a Romanian poet, representing the provincial wing of Romanian Symbolism, '' Convorbiri Critice'' circle and, later, the ''Gândirea'' literary movement. Generally considered a good, but not great, author, from his thirties and into old age he belonged to the devotional school of Orthodox Church writers, producing mostly sonnets. Professionally, he was active as a magistrate and prison inspector, a career which allowed him to visit the country and to participate in the literary life of Bessarabia. He withdrew from public life following the establishment of Romanian communist regime, a ...
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Colentina (river)
The Colentina is a left tributary of the river Dâmbovița in Romania. It discharges into the Dâmbovița near Bălăceanca.Colentina (jud. Ilfov)
e-calauza.ro It passes through the city of and the villages and towns Călugăreni, Bălănești, , Ciocănești,

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Dâmbovița County
Dâmbovița County (also spelt ''Dîmbovița'', ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It has an area of 4,054 km (1.7% of the country's area). Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 518,745 and the population density was 127/km2. It is one of the most densely populated counties in Romania. * Romanians – 96% * Roma (Gypsies) and others – 4% Name The county is named after the Dâmbovița River, which is a name of Slavic origin, derived from ''Дъб, dâmb'', meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain. Geography Dâmbovița county has a total area of 4,054 km2. The county's landscape has three main forms. In the north there are mountains from the Southern Carpathians group – the Bucegi Mountains and the Leaotă Mountains. In the center there are the sub-Carpathian hills an ...
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Towns In Romania
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002 and 2011 censuses. For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals. The list includes major cities with the status of ''municipiu'' (103 in total), as well as towns with the status of ''oraș'' (217 in total). Romania has 1 city with more than 1 million residents (Bucharest with 1,883,425 people), 19 cities with more than 100,000 residents, and 178 towns with more than 10,000 residents. Complete list }) , - ,   ,     , City ( ro, oraș) , - , Bold , County capital ( ro, reședință de județ) , - See also *List of cities in Europe * List of city listings by country References {{Authority control * Cities in Romania Towns in Romania Romania 2 Romania Romania Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. L ...
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Ilfov (river)
The Ilfov (not to be confused with the Ilfovăț) is a left tributary of the river Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in Romania. The river has given its name to Ilfov County. Its source is in the hills west of Târgoviște. It flows through the villages Ulmi, Dâmbovița, Udrești, Bungetu, Ilfoveni, Sălcioara, Dâmbovița, Mircea Vodă, Heleșteu, Răcari and Bâldana. It discharges into the Dâmbovița near Joița, Bâcu.Ilfov (jud. Dambovita)
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Butimanu
Butimanu is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bărbuceanu, Butimanu, Lucianca and Ungureni. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. Natives * Constantin Prezan (1861–1943); a general during World War I, he was given in 1930 the honorary title of Marshal of Romania Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Middle Ages, Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used f ... References Communes in Dâmbovița County Localities in Muntenia {{Dâmboviţa-geo-stub ...
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Prime Minister Of Romania
The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Guvernului României, link=no), is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled ''President of the Council of Ministers'' ( ro, Președintele Consiliului de Miniștri, link=no), when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called the ''Council of Ministers'' ( ro, Consiliul de Miniștri). The title was officially changed to ''Prime Minister'' by the 1965 Constitution of Romania during the communist regime. The current prime minister is Nicolae Ciucă of the National Liberal Party (PNL), who has been serving since November 2021 onwards as the head of government of the National Coalition for Romania (CNR). Nomination One of the roles of the president of the republic is to designate a candidate for the office of prime minister. The president must consult with the party that ...
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Prince Of Samos
The Principality of Samos ( el, Ηγεμονία της Σάμου, ; ota, Sisam İmâreti, script=Latn, italic=yes; tr, Sisam Beyliği) was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire from 1834 to 1912. The island of Samos participated in the Greek War of Independence and had successfully resisted several Turkish and Egyptian attempts to occupy it, but it was not included with the boundaries of the newly independent Kingdom of Greece after 1832. Instead, in 1834 the island was granted self-government as a semi-independent state. Tributary to the Ottoman Empire, paying the annual sum of £2700, it was governed by a Christian of Greek descent though nominated by the Ottoman Porte, Porte, who bore the title of "Prince". The prince was assisted in his function as chief executive by a 4-member Senate. These were chosen by him out of eight candidates nominated by the four districts of the island: Vathy, Samos, Vathy, Chora, Marathokampos, and Karlovasi. The actual legislative ...
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Ion Ghica
Ion Ghica (; 12 August 1816 – 7 May 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times. He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president many times (1876–1882, 1884–1887, 1890–1893 and 1894–1895). He was the older brother and associate of Pantazi Ghica, a prolific writer and politician. Early life and Revolution He was born in Bucharest, Wallachia, to the prominent Ghica boyar family, and was the nephew of both Grigore Alexandru Ghica (who was to become Prince of Wallachia in the 1840s and 1850s) and Ion Câmpineanu, a ''Carbonari''-inspired radical. His father was Dimitrie (Tache) Ghica and his mother – Maria née Câmpineanu. Ion Ghica was educated in Bucharest and in Western Europe, studying engineering and mathematics in Mine School of Paris (France) from 1837 to 1840. After finishing his studies in Paris, he left for Moldavia and was involved in the failed ''Frăția'' ("Brot ...
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Cornățelu
Cornățelu is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 5,449 people. It is composed of five villages: Alunișu, Bolovani, Cornățelu, Corni, and Slobozia. Natives * Florica Petcu-Dospinescu * Ilie Savu Ilie Savu (9 January 1920 – 16 November 2010) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was Steaua București's first goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Cornățelu, Dâmbovița County, Romania, Savu began his career at 1 ... References Communes in Dâmbovița County Localities in Muntenia {{Dâmboviţa-geo-stub ...
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Conțești, Dâmbovița
Conțești is a commune in Dâmbovița 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 Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It is composed of eight villages: Bălteni, Boteni, Călugăreni, Conțești, Crângași, Gămănești, Heleșteu and Mereni. References Communes in Dâmbovița County Localities in Muntenia {{Dâmboviţa-geo-stub ...
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Tărtășești
Tărtășești is a commune in the Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, located northwest of Bucharest. It has a population of 5,121. It is composed of three villages: Bâldana, Gulia and Tărtășești. The Bucharest-Târgoviște National Road passes through this locality. In the last years (mainly after 2000), Tărtășești knew a notable development, becoming one of the most important communes near Bucharest (mostly because of modernization of the roads, introducing the gas network and expanding the Bucharest metropolitan area, which brought the Romanian capital to a very short distance - 15 km). The most common activity the people is agriculture, but there are also a few industrial facilities - bread factory, food processing facility, storage facilities, etc. Natives *Gregorian Bivolaru Gregorian Bivolaru also known as Magnus Aurolsson and nicknamed Grieg, Grig or, by the press, Guru (born 12 March 1952) is the founder of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Ab ...
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