Roșiorii de Vede (; sometimes Roșiori de Vede or, in old versions, Rușii de Vede) is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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'' ...

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 ...

. Located in the

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, it is one of the oldest cities in the country. It was first mentioned in a document which dates back to 1385, when the city was visited by two

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s who were returning from

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

and stopped for a few days in a town they called ''Russenart''.

Geography

The city is situated in the middle of the

Wallachian 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 ...

, on the banks of 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 its right tributary, the Bratcov. It is located in the central-west part of Teleorman County, at a distance of from the county seat,

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

. It neighbors the following communes: Măldăeni to the west,

Peretu Peretu is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Peretu. The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, southeast of Roșiorii de Vede and northwest of the county seat, Alexandria Alexandria ( ...

and Troianul to the south,

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 ...

and Drăgănești de Vede to the east, and Scrioaștea to the north.

Transportation

Roșiorii de Vede is traversed by the

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the Federal Government of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Pot ...

DN6 DN6 ( ro, Drumul Național 6) is a national road in Romania which links Bucharest with the Banat region in the western part of the country and further to the East-European capitals Budapest and Belgrade via the border with Hungary near Cenad. I ...

, which links

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, to the east, to the

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

region in western Romania. The Roșiorii de Vede train station serves the CFR Line 900, with service towards

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 ...

Turnu Măgurele Turnu Măgurele () is a city in Teleorman County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between the Olt River and the Dan ...

, and Alexandria–

Zimnicea Zimnicea () is a town in Teleorman County, Romania (in the historic region of Muntenia), a port on the Danube opposite the Bulgarian city of Svishtov. Geography Zimnicea is situated on the left bank of the Danube river. It is the southernmost pl ...

Education

The

Anastasescu National College Anastasescu National College ( ro, Colegiul Național Anastasescu) is a high school located at 9-11 Republicii Street, Roșiorii de Vede, Romania. The school opened in November 1919 as a co-educational gymnasium. Beginning in 1925, the current bui ...

is a high school that opened in 1919; the school building is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

Natives

Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city. These include: *

Anton Berindei Anton Berindei (January 6, 1838–October 31, 1899) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier. Born in Roșiorii de Vede, he was descended from '' boyar'' families on both sides; his mother was born ''Isvoranu''.Mihai Sorin Rǎdulescu, ''Elita l ...

* * *

Viorica Dăncilă Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă (; born 16 December 1963) is a Romanian politician, former leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 January 2018 to 4 November 2019. She is the first woman in Romanian his ...

Alexandru Depărățeanu Alexandru Depărățeanu (February 25, 1834–January 9, 1865) was a Wallachian, later Romanian poet and playwright. Born in Roșiorii de Vede, his parents were Petru Depărățeanu and his wife Elisabeta (''née'' Altanlâu). He studied in hi ...

* Stephan Drăghici * Marin Ferecatu * Liviu Floricel *

Gala Galaction Gala Galaction (; the pen name of Grigore or Grigorie Pisculescu, (the quarter "Pantelimon" is presumed to preserve his memory) ; April 16, 1879—March 8, 1961) was a Romanian Orthodox clergyman and theologian, writer, journalist, left-wing ac ...

Nicolae Gheorghe Nicolae Gheorghe (12 November 1946 – 8 August 2013) was a Romanian people, Romanian human rights activist. He was born in Risiori de Vede. Biography The founder of the Roma modern movement, starting in Romania during the communist regime and ...

* Radu Grămăticu * * Iulian Miu * Robert Neciu *

Marin Preda Marin Preda (; 5 August 1922, Siliștea Gumești, Teleorman County, Kingdom of Romania – 16 May 1980, Mogoșoaia, Ilfov County, Socialist Republic of Romania) was a Romanian novelist, post-war writer and director of Cartea Românească publis ...

Zaharia Stancu Zaharia Stancu (; October 7, 1902 – December 5, 1974) was a Romanian prose writer, novelist, poet, and philosopher. He was also the director of the National Theatre Bucharest, the President of the Writers' Union of Romania, and a titular memb ...

* * Claudiu Tămăduianu *

References

External links

Roșiori de Vede City Hall site

Roșiori de Vede Community site
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