Țicleni is a town in

Gorj County Gorj County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gor(no)-'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolj (“lower Jiu”). Demographics In 2011, the county had a ...

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

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 a community developed around the exploitation of

extractive industries Extractivism is the process of extracting natural resources from the Earth to sell on the world market. It exists in an economy that depends primarily on the extraction or removal of natural resources that are considered valuable for exportation w ...

: oil and natural gas. The relief is predominantly hilly, with deciduous forests (some are century-old oaks) and conifers, with views of great beauty. Fauna includes rabbits, deer, foxes, wild boar. Of the county's nine cities and towns, it is in sixth place. It was raised to the status of town in 1968. It is established by uniting three main parts, from north to south: Tunși, Țicleni, and Gura Lumezii, plus 3 former settlements of workers in the oil field, now upgraded. The town has a stadium and owns a football team, FC Petrolul Țicleni. In the past here was a spa with warm water. The city has medical units, a gymnasium, four primary schools, five kindergartens, four churches, a municipal library, a High School of Industrial Oil, restaurants, general stores and a local television station.

Natives

Norbert Niță Norbert Sorin Niță (born 14 January 1972) is a former Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hung ...

Sites and Monuments

File:Derrick-Ticleni (Ro) (1).jpg, Pipeline head File:Derrick-Ticleni (Ro) (4).jpg, Derrick in the village File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (8).jpg, Orthodox Church File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (10).jpg, Main Street File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (15).jpg, Main Street File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (6).jpg, The village File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (5).jpg, The village

References

* Towns in Romania Populated places in Gorj County Localities in Oltenia {{Gorj-geo-stub