Merișani is a commune in

Argeș County Argeș County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești. Demographics On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2. * Romanians – 97% * Roma (Gypsi ...

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. It is composed of nine villages: Borlești, Brăteasca, Capu Piscului, Crâmpotani, Dobrogostea, Malu Vânăt, Merișani, Vărzaru and Vâlcelele.

History

Humans have inhabited the area that now belongs to the commune since the

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. In the

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, the oldest written evidence is from 1428. The church in Vărzaru village was built around 1620.

Location

The commune is situated in the centre of

, at about 15 km from

Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...

and 25 km to

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 ...

Geography

The commune is on the valley of the Argeș River, in a hilly region called ''Platforma Argeșului'' (in

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, the Argeș Platform), part of the Getic Plateau. The climate is temperate, with frequent rains. Winters are usually cold, with plenty of snow, while summers have a moderate heat.

Demographics

The official data from the 2002 Census shows that the total population is of 4428 persons. The majority are

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(4252 or 96%). The second ethnic group are the

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(171 or 4%). There are 5 people with other nationalities. However, the representants of the Romani community say that the Romani population is over 1200 persons.

Transportation

The main way to get to Merișani is by car. There are a national road and several county roads. The railway is the other access way, but trains are very rare.

Economy

There are local resources, like oil, forests and large lakes. There is also a camp that could help tourist development. Merişani is considered, however, the poorest commune in the county.

References

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