Stânca (other)
Stânca may refer to several places in Romania: Villages * Stânca, a village in the town of Ștefănești, Botoșani County * Stânca, a village in George Enescu Commune, Botoșani County * Stânca, a village in Comarna Commune, Iași County * Stânca, a village in Victoria Commune, Iași County * Stânca, a village in Pipirig Commune, Neamț County * Stânca, a village in Zvoriștea Commune, Suceava County * Stânca, a village in Casimcea Commune, Tulcea County Rivers and dams * Stânca River, a tributary of the Agapia River * Valea Stânca River, a tributary of the Bârzava River * Stânca-Costești Dam, dam on the Prut See also * Stanca (other) * Stanča, a village in Trebisov District in the Kosice Region * Stâncești (other) * Stâncuța, a village in Suceava County, Romania * Stânceni, a village in Mureș County, Romania * Stâncășeni, a village in Vaslui County, Romania * Stâna (other) * Stan (other) Stan or STAN may refer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ștefănești, Botoșani
Ștefănești ( yi, שטעפנשט, he, שטפנשט) is a small town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers four villages: Bădiuți, Bobulești, Stânca and Ștefănești-Sat. The town is located near where the Bașeu River discharges into the Prut River, on the shore of the Stânca-Costești reservoir. Stânca is a border checkpoint with Moldova, connected via the Stânca-Costești Dam to the town of Costești, Moldova. Demographics According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 5,092 people living in this town. Of this population, 90.57% are ethnic Romanians, 9.3% ethnic Romani. Natives The painter Ștefan Luchian (1868–1916) was born here, as well as Vlad Onicescu, the father of the mathematician Octav Onicescu (1892–1983). The town is also the birthplace of the Shtefanesht Hasidic dynasty and as such its name is still known in present-day Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِي ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stânca-Costești Dam
The Stânca–Costești Dam ( ro, Barajul Stânca–Costești) is a dam on the Prut River and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești (Moldova) and Stânca (Romania). History The basic Romanian-Soviet agreement on its construction was ratified in 1972. Built between 1974 and 1978, the Stânca Costești Lake was a USSR-Romanian project. The lake is the reservoir for a hydro power station. The main goal of building this power station was to protect villages down the Prut river from annual floods. The 1970 floods in Romania were the worst in modern Romanian history in loss of life. On 5 November 1978 the Stânca-Costești Hydroelectrical Plant on the Prut was inaugurated. Romania was represented by Ion Iliescu, the then-Minister of Electric Power Trandafir Cocîrlă, and Chairman Florin Iorgulescu of the Romanian National Council for Water Conservation, while Ivan Bodiul Ivan Ivanovich Bodiul (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stânceni
Stânceni ( hu, Gödemesterháza, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages: Ciobotani (''Csobotány''), Meștera (''Mesterháza'') and Stânceni. It has a population of 1,547: 82% Romanians, 17% Hungarians and 1% others. See also *List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) This is a list of Hungarian names for towns and communes in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Hungarian exonyms (Mures County) Mures County Hungarian exonyms in Mures Hungarian Hungarian Exonyms An endonym ... References Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania {{Mureș-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stâncești (other)
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Stânceşti may refer to several villages in Romania: * Stâncești, a village in Buntești Commune, Bihor County * Stâncești, a village in Mihai Eminescu Commune, Botoșani County * Stâncești, a village in Dobra Commune, Hunedoara County See also * Stăncești (other) * Stânca (other) Stânca may refer to several places in Romania: Villages * Stânca, a village in the town of Ștefănești, Botoșani County * Stânca, a village in George Enescu Commune, Botoșani County * Stânca, a village in Comarna Commune, Iași County * S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stanča, Slovakia
Stanča ( hu, Isztáncs) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1290. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 127 metres and covers an area of 5.497 km2. It has a population of about 440 people. Ethnicity The village is about 96% Slovak. Facilities The village has a public library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ... and a football pitch. External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Trebišov District Zemplín (region) {{Trebišov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stanca (other)
Stanca may refer to: *Stanca, a village in Stăncuța Commune, Romania *Stanca Act, a 2004 Italian law promoting information technology accessibility * Doamna Stanca, Princess of Wallachia *Doamna Stanca National College (other), two education institutions in Romania Persons with the surname Stanca * Ionela Stanca, Romanian handball player *Lucio Stanca, Italian Minister of Innovations during the second cabinet of Berlusconi *Radu Stanca, Romanian poet, playwright, theatre director, theatre critic and theoretician *Răzvan Stanca, Romanian football player See also *Stânca (other) Stânca may refer to several places in Romania: Villages * Stânca, a village in the town of Ștefănești, Botoșani County * Stânca, a village in George Enescu Commune, Botoșani County * Stânca, a village in Comarna Commune, Iași County * S ... * Stanča (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Valea Stânca River
Valea may refer to several places in Romania: * Valea, a village in Urmeniș Commune, Bistrița-Năsăud County * Valea, a village in Pietrari Commune, Dâmbovița County * Valea, a village in Bolboși Commune, Gorj County * Valea, a village in Zam Commune, Hunedoara County * Valea, a village in Vărgata Commune, Mureș County and to a place in Moldova: * Valea, a village in Cremenciug Commune, Soroca district * Valea-Trestieni, a commune in Nisporeni district and to a place in Ukraine: * ''Valea'', the Romanian name for Valy village, Karapchiv, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast and to: * Valea Pepelo See also * Vale (other) * Valea Albă (other) * Valea Borcutului (other) * Valea Largă (other) * Valea Lungă (other) * Valea Lupului (other) * Valea Mare (other) * Valea Perjei (other) * Valea Rece (other) * Valea Seacă (other) * Valea Satului (other) * Valea Ursului (dis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Enescu
George Enescu (; – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history, Enescu is featured on the Romanian five lei. Biography Enescu was born in Romania, in the village of Liveni (later renamed "George Enescu" in his honor), then in Dorohoi County, today Botoșani County. His father was Costache Enescu, a landholder, and his mother was Maria Enescu (née Cosmovici), the daughter of an Orthodox priest. Their eighth child, he was born after all the previous siblings had died in infancy. His father later separated from Maria Enescu and had another son with Maria Ferdinand-Suschi: the painter Dumitru Bâșcu. A child prodigy, Enescu began experimenting with composing at an early age. Several, mostly very short, pieces survive, all for violin and piano. The earliest work of significant length bears the title ''Pămînt românesc'' ("Romanian Land"), and is i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stânca River
The Agapia is a left tributary of the river Topolița in 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 flows into the Topolița near Săcălușești. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Neamț County {{Neamţ-river-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Casimcea
Casimcea is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Casimcea, Cișmeaua Nouă (historical name: ''Ramazanchioi''), Corugea, Haidar, Rahman and Războieni (historical name: ''Alifacâ''). The commune also included the village of Stânca (historical name: ''Mahomencea''), located at , which is currently deserted. The name of the commune is of Turkish origin, being derived from the word ''Kasım'', itself from the Arabic ''Qasim'', "one who distributes". The suffix "cea" is a Romanianization of the Turkish ''-ça''.Laura-Diana Cizer, ''Toponimia județului Tulcea'', p.142. Editura Lumen, 2012, . Famous residents *Ion Jalea Ion Jalea (; 19 May 1887 – 7 November 1983) was a Romanian sculptor, medallist, titular member of the Romanian Academy. Biography Artistic studies Jalea was born on 19 May 1887 in the little town of Casimcea, Tulcea County. His family ... (1887 - 1983), sculptor, academician References * External ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |