Argeș County () is a county (''
județ'') of
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 ...
, in
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
, with the capital city at
Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km
2.
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Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
– 97%
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Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
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(Gypsies) and
other ethnic groups – 3%
Geography
This county has a total area of 6,862 km
2.
The landforms can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the
Southern Carpathians
The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ro, Carpații Meridionali ; hu, Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the P ...
group – the
Făgăraș Mountains
The Făgăraș Mountains ( ro, Munții Făgărașului ; hu, Fogarasi-havasok) are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania.
Geography
The mountain range is situated in the heart of Romania, at .
The range is bordered in the ...
with
Moldoveanu Peak
Moldoveanu Peak ( ro, Vârful Moldoveanu, ; "Moldavian Peak"), at , is the highest mountain peak in Romania. (2,544 m),
Negoiu Peak
Negoiu Peak ( ro, Vârful Negoiu ; hu, Negoj-csúcs) is a mountain peak in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians, being located in Sibiu County, Romania, with an elevation of .[Leaotă Mountains
The Leaota Mountains are located in central Romania, north of the city Târgovişte. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains, and have as neighbours the Bucegi Mountains to the east and Piatra Craiului
T ...]
. Between them there is a pass towards
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County.
According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
, the
Rucăr-Bran Passage. The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m, crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the
Romanian Plain
The Romanian Plain ( ro, Câmpia Română) is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain ( sr, Vlaška nizija/Влашка низија). Part of the historical region of Wallachia, it ...
.
The main river that crosses the county is the
Argeș River
Arges or Argeș may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Romania
* Argeș County, a county in Muntenia, with its capital at Pitești
* Argeș Region, an administrative division from 1950 to 1952
* Argeș River, which flows through the Southern ...
in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. In the south the main rivers are the
Vedea River
The Vedea () is a river in southern Romania that flows from the Cotmeana Plateau and empties into the Danube. It has a total length of 224 km, of which 33 km is regulated. Its drainage basin area is 5,430 km2.
It flows in Argeș, ...
and the
Teleorman River
The Teleorman is a left tributary of the river Vedea in Romania. It discharges into the Vedea near Smârdioasa.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 ...
in the east.
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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 Râm ...
and
Olt County
Olt County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt river). The capital city is Slatina.
History
On 24 August 2017, the Olt County ...
in the west.
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Sibiu County
Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt).
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben ...
and
Brașov County
Brașov County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known ...
in the north.
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Teleorman County
Teleorman County () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria.
The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''crazy forest'' ...
in the south.
Economy
The county is one of the most industrialized counties 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 ...
. There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants at
Mioveni
Mioveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9 miles) north-east of Pitești. , it had a population of 31,998. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu and Racovița.
History
It was firs ...
– the
Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...
Renault car plant, and at
Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , german: Langenau, Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian)), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'', is a municipality in the Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated amon ...
the
ARO
ARO (short for Auto Romania) was a Romanian off-road vehicle manufacturer located in Câmpulung. The first ARO vehicles were produced in 1957, and the last in 2003. For a short while, Daihatsu-powered AROs were sold in Spain and produced in Portu ...
plant.
The predominant industries in the county are:
* Automotive
* Chemical
* Electrical equipment
* Home appliances
* Food
* Textiles
* Construction materials
Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for the
Cernavodă Nuclear Electric Power Plant. On the
Argeș River
Arges or Argeș may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Romania
* Argeș County, a county in Muntenia, with its capital at Pitești
* Argeș Region, an administrative division from 1950 to 1952
* Argeș River, which flows through the Southern ...
there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants, the most impressive being the
Vidraru
Lake Vidraru ( ro, Lacul Vidraru) is an artificial lake in Romania. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Vidraru Dam on the Argeș River.
It lies in the shadow of the Făgăraș Mountains. .
Vidraru Lake is a reservoir lake created ...
power plant and dam.
The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and the south is suited for cereal crops.
Tourism
The main tourist destinations are:
* The city of Pitești
* The city of
Curtea de Argeș
Curtea de Argeș () is a municipality in Romania on the left bank of the river Argeș, where it flows through a valley of the Southern Carpathians (the Făgăraș Mountains), on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roșu Pass. It is part of ...
, where
one of the most well known monasteries in Romania is located
* The
Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , german: Langenau, Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian)), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'', is a municipality in the Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated amon ...
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Rucăr
Rucăr is a commune in the north-eastern part of Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 5,752. It is composed of two villages, Rucăr and Sătic. Located on the Rucăr-Bran Pass, it is popular with ...
area
* The
Făgăraș Mountains
The Făgăraș Mountains ( ro, Munții Făgărașului ; hu, Fogarasi-havasok) are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania.
Geography
The mountain range is situated in the heart of Romania, at .
The range is bordered in the ...
– the
Transfăgărășan
The Transfăgărășan (''trans'' + ''Făgăraș'') or DN7C is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has national-road ranking and is the second-highest paved road in the country after th ...
* The
Leaota Mountains
The Leaota Mountains are located in central Romania, north of the city Târgovişte. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains, and have as neighbours the Bucegi Mountains to the east and Piatra Craiului
T ...
* The
Poienari Castle
Poenari Castle (), also known as Poenari Citadel (''Cetatea Poenari'' in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler. at the Wayback Machine The citadel is situated high atop a mountain and accessed by climbing ...
* The
Cotmeana
Cotmeana is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary t ...
monastery.
Politics
The Argeș County Council, renewed at the
2020 local elections, consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition:
Administrative divisions
Argeș County has 3 cities, 4 towns and 95 communes:
*Municipalities
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Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , german: Langenau, Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian)), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'', is a municipality in the Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated amon ...
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Curtea de Argeș
Curtea de Argeș () is a municipality in Romania on the left bank of the river Argeș, where it flows through a valley of the Southern Carpathians (the Făgăraș Mountains), on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roșu Pass. It is part of ...
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Pitești – county seat; population: 148,264 (as of 2011)
*Towns
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Costești
Costești () is a town in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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 ...
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Mioveni
Mioveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9 miles) north-east of Pitești. , it had a population of 31,998. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu and Racovița.
History
It was firs ...
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Ștefănești
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Topoloveni
Topoloveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crintești, Gorănești and Țigănești. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.
The oldest document in wh ...
*Communes
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Albeștii de Argeș
Albeștii de Argeș is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, ...
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Albeștii de Muscel
Albeștii de Muscel is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Albești (the commune centre) and Cândești. It also included Bughea de Sus village, the former commune centre, until 2004, w ...
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Albota
Albota is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albota, Cerbu, Frătești, Gura Văii and Mareș.
The commune is traversed by the road, which connects Pitești to Slatina. The Teleorman River
The T ...
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Aninoasa
Aninoasa ( hu, Aninósza or ''Aninószabányatelep'') is a town in Hunedoara County in the Transylvania region of Romania. The town is located in Jiu Valley, which is a coal basin, and many of the towns residents are coal miners. Most of the ...
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Arefu
Arefu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Arefu, Căpățânenii Pământeni (the commune center) and Căpățânenii Ungureni.
In Popular Culture
* In the game Fallout 3
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Băbana
Băbana is a Communes of Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Băbana, Băjănești, Ciobănești, Cotmenița, Groși, Lupueni and Slătioarele.
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Băiculești
Băiculești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungar ...
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Bălilești
Bălilești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania
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Bârla
Bârla is a Communes of Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of twelve villages: Afrimești, Bădești, Bârla, Brabeți, Ciocești, Malu, Mândra, Mozăcenii-Vale, Podișoru, Șelăreasca, Urlueni and Zuvelcați.
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Bascov
Bascov is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bascov, Brăileni, Glâmbocu, Mica, Prislopu Mic, Schiau, Uiasca, and Valea Ursului.
The commune lies on the , an area of foothills leading up to the Sou ...
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Beleți-Negrești
Beleți-Negrești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, H ...
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Berevoești
Berevoești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hunga ...
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Bogați
Bogați is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary to ...
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Boteni
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Boțești
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Bradu
Bradu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary to t ...
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Brăduleț
Brăduleț, formerly ''Brătieni'', is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukrai ...
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Budeasa
Budeasa is a Communes of Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Budeasa Mare (the commune centre), Budeasa Mică, Calotești, Gălășești, Rogojina and Valea Mărului.
Famous natives and citizens o ...
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Bughea de Jos
Bughea de Jos is a Communes of Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Bughea de Jos.
The commune is situated on the banks of the river Bughea (Râul Târgului), Bughea. The hamlet Valea Macelarul ...
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Bughea de Sus
Bughea de Sus is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Bughea de Sus. The village was part of Albeștii de Muscel
Albeștii de Muscel is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Roma ...
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Buzoești
Buzoești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary ...
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Căldăraru
Căldăraru is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Burdea, Căldăraru and Strâmbeni.
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Communes in Argeș County
Localities in Muntenia
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Călinești
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Căteasca
Căteasca is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary ...
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Cepari
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Cetățeni
Cetățeni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cetățeni, Lăicăi, and Valea Cetățuia.
The commune is situated at a distance of from Pitești and from Câmpulung, right next to Dâmbovița C ...
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Cicănești
Cicănești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bărăști, Cicănești, Mioarele and Urechești.
Natives
*Gheorghe Păun Gheorghe Păun (; born December 6, 1950, in Cicănești, Argeș County) is a ...
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Ciofrângeni
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Ciomăgești
Ciomăgești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungar ...
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Cocu
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Corbeni
Corbeni is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Berindești, Bucșenești, Corbeni, Oeștii Pământeni, Oeștii Ungureni, Poienari, Rotunda and Tulburea.
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Corbi
Corbi is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania.
It is composed of six villages: Corbi, Corbșori, Jgheaburi, Poduri, Poenărei and Stănești. Corbi is located in the northern part of Argeș County: its neighbours are Nucșoara commune ...
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Coșești
Coșești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary ...
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Cotmeana
Cotmeana is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary t ...
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Cuca
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Dâmbovicioara
Dâmbovicioara is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Ciocanu, Dâmbovicioara and Podu Dâmboviței.
The Dâmbovița River has its source in Podu Dâmboviței, on the Curmătura Oticului, a mountain ...
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Dârmanești
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Davidești
Davidești is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County. Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Conțești, Davidești, and Voroveni.
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Communes in Argeș County
Localities in Muntenia
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Dobrești
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Domnești
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Drăganu
Drăganu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary t ...
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Dragoslavele
Dragoslavele is a commune in the northern part of Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania, located by the former border between Wallachia and Transylvania, on the Wallachian side. It is a relatively important location for boarding house tourism. The com ...
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Godeni
Godeni is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bordeieni, Capu Piscului, Cotești, Godeni and Malu.
Notable people
* Ileana Mălăncioiu
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Communes in Argeș County
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Hârsești
Hârsești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Ciobani, Hârsești and Martalogi.
Natives
* Mircea Fulger
Mircea Fulger (born 26 January 1959) is a retired light-welterweight boxer from Romani ...
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Hârtiești
Hârtiești is a commune 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 Bulga ...
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Izvoru
Izvoru is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania
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Leordeni
Leordeni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary ...
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Lerești
Lerești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lerești, Pojorâta and Voinești.
Natives
* Vasile Milea
Vasile Milea (1 January 1927 – 22 December 1989) was a Romanian politician and militar ...
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Lunca Corbului
Lunca Corbului is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bumbueni, Catane, Ciești, Lăngești, Lunca Corbului, Mârghia de Jos, Mârghia de Sus, Pădureți and Silișteni.
Natives
* Constantin Cristescu ...
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Mălureni
Mălureni is a commune 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 Bulgar ...
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Mărăcineni
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Merișani
Merișani is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Borlești, Brăteasca, Capu Piscului, Crâmpotani, Dobrogostea, Malu Vânăt, Merișani, Vărzaru and Vâlcelele.
History
Humans have inhabited the are ...
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Micești
Micești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brânzari, Micești, Păuleasca, and Purcăreni.
The commune is situated at a mean altitude of , in the southern section of the , an area of foothills lea ...
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Mihăești
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Mioarele
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Miroși
Miroși is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary to ...
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Morărești
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Moșoaia
Moșoaia is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bătrâni, Ciocănăi, Dealu Viilor, Hințești, Lăzărești, Moșoaia, and Smeura.
Natives
* Corneliu Bogdan (1921–1990), diplomat ...
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Mozăceni
Mozăceni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary t ...
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Mușătești
Mușătești is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bolovănești, Costești-Vâlsan, Mușătești, Prosia, Robaia, Stroești, Valea Faurului, Valea Muscelului and Vâlsănești.
Nati ...
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Negrași
Negrași is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary to ...
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Nucșoara
Nucșoara is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gruiu, Nucșoara, Sboghițești and Slatina.
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Brașov Co ...
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Oarja
Oarja is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ceaușești and Oarja.
External linksCommune's website
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Communes in Argeș County
Localities in Muntenia
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Pietroșani
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Poiana Lacului
Poiana Lacului is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hu ...
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Poienarii de Muscel
Poienarii de Muscel is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Groșani, Jugur, Poienari (the commune center), Șerbănești and Valea Îndărăt.
References
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Popești
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Priboieni
Priboieni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary t ...
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Râca
Râca is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Adunați, Bucov, and Râca. These were part of Popești Commune until 2003, when they were split off.
The commune lies in the Wallachian Plain. It is loca ...
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Rătești
Rătești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary ...
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Recea
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Rociu
Rociu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gliganu de Jos, Gliganu de Sus, Rociu and Șerbănești.
History
The oldest relics come from the Bronze Age, from Șerbănești village. Then, much later, ...
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Rucăr
Rucăr is a commune in the north-eastern part of Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 5,752. It is composed of two villages, Rucăr and Sătic. Located on the Rucăr-Bran Pass, it is popular with ...
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Sălătrucu
Sălătrucu is a commune in Argeș County, in Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Sălătrucu and Văleni.
The Battle of Sălătrucu took place here, 16–23 October 1916, during the Romanian Campaign of World War I
Wor ...
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Săpata
Săpata is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary to ...
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Schitu Golești
Schitu Golești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hun ...
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Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 48,241 in 2011.
Etymology
Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...
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Stâlpeni
Stâlpeni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Dealu Frumos, Livezeni, Ogrezea, Oprești, Pițigaia, Rădești, and Stâlpeni.
Natives
* Ilie Baicu (born 1974), footballer
*Liviu Hapaină
Liviu ...
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Ștefan cel Mare
Stephen III of Moldavia, most commonly known as Stephen the Great ( ro, Ștefan cel Mare; ; died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 ...
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Stoenești
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Stolnici
Stolnici is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary to ...
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Șuici
Șuici is a commune in the northern Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ianculești, Paltenu, Păuleni, Rudeni, Șuici and Valea Calului.
Șuici commune is situated at approximately 22 km from Curtea de Argeș
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Suseni
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Teiu
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Tigveni
Tigveni is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bădislava, Bălilești, Bălteni, Bârseștii de Jos, Bârseștii de Sus, Blaju, Tigveni, and Vlădești.
The commune is located in the northwestern p ...
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Țițești
Țițești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hungary ...
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Uda
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Ungheni
Ungheni () is a municipality in Moldova. With a population of 35,157, it is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District.
There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border ...
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Valea Danului
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Valea Iașului
Valea Iașului is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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, Hun ...
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Valea Mare-Pravăț
Valea Mare-Pravăț is a Commune in Romania, commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bilcești, Colnic, Fântânea, Gura Pravăț, Nămăești, Pietroasa, Șelari, and Valea Mare-Pravăț.
The commune is lo ...
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Vedea
The Vedea () is a river in southern Romania that flows from the Cotmeana Plateau and empties into the Danube. It has a total length of 224 km, of which 33 km is regulated. Its drainage basin area is 5,430 km2.
It flows in Argeș Co ...
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Vlădești
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Vulturești
Historical county
The county was located in the central-southern part of the
Greater Romania
The term Greater Romania ( ro, România Mare) usually refers to the borders of the Kingdom of Romania in the interwar period, achieved after the Great Union. It also refers to a pan-nationalist idea.
As a concept, its main goal is the creation ...
, in the western part of the historic
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
region. Its territory comprised a large part of the current county, and a piece of the western part of the present
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 Râm ...
. It was bordered on the west by the counties of
Olt
Olt or OLT may refer to:
People:
* Károly Olt (1904–1985), Hungarian politician
* Mike Olt (born 1988), American baseball player
Places:
* Olt County, a county (județ) of Romania
* Olt (river), a river in Romania
** Olt Defile, a defile that ...
and Vâlcea, to the north by the counties
Făgăraș
Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and ...
and
Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
, to the east by the counties
Muscel and
Dâmbovița, and to the south by the counties
Teleorman and
Vlașca.
Administration
The county was originally (to 1925) divided administratively into five districts (''
plăși''):
[Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Argeș]
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#Plasa Argeș, headquartered at Curtea de Argeș
Curtea de Argeș () is a municipality in Romania on the left bank of the river Argeș, where it flows through a valley of the Southern Carpathians (the Făgăraș Mountains), on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roșu Pass. It is part of ...
#Plasa Dâmbovnic, headquartered at Rociu
Rociu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gliganu de Jos, Gliganu de Sus, Rociu and Șerbănești.
History
The oldest relics come from the Bronze Age, from Șerbănești village. Then, much later, ...
#Plasa Oltul, headquartered at Jiblea Veche
#Plasa Teleorman, headquartered at Costești
Costești () is a town in Argeș County, Muntenia, 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 ...
#Plasa Uda, headquartered at Uda
Subsequently, Plasa Uda was divided into two districts, and some territory was transferred from Plasa Oltul:
- Plasa Cuca, headquartered at Cuca, which town was formerly in Plasa Oltul
- Plasa Pitești, headquartered at Pitești
Population
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 257,378 inhabitants, out of which 97.6% were ethnic Romanians.[Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 16-17] From the religious point of view, the population was 99.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
Urban population
In 1930, the county's urban population was 26,341 inhabitants, comprising 90.4% Romanians, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1.1% Germans, as well as other minorities.[ From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.0% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Jewish, 0.7% Reformed, 0.7% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.
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