Topoloveni () is a town 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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on the

Cârcinov River The Cârcinov is a left tributary of the river Argeș in Romania. It discharges into the Argeș near Topoloveni Topoloveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crinte� ...

. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crintești, Gorănești and Țigănești. It is situated in the historical region of

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 ...

. The oldest document in which Topoloveni is mentioned is dated 19 June 1421, during the rule of

Radu II Chelul Radu II Praznaglava (Radu II Empty Head/in Old Slavic/), (? – 1428?) was a ruler of Wallachia in the 15th century, ruling for 4 terms, each time preceded by Dan II, his rival for the throne, and each time succeeded by him. Of those 4 periods ...

. Its name is derived from a Slavic word, ''

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'', meaning " poplar".

Demographics

According to th
national population and housing census in 2011
10,219 inhabitants were recorded as residents of the five component localities of Topoloveni, as follows: Topoloveni - 4,023, Țigănești - 418, Gorănești - 344, Crintești - 394 and Boțârcani - 361. More recent demographic data accounts for a total of 9,232 residents of Topoloveni.http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table Article: POP108D - POPULATIA DUPA DOMICILIU la 1 iulie 2022 pe grupe de varsta si varste, sexe, judete si localitati.

Natives

Dan Ghica-Radu '' Lieutenant-general'' Dan Ghica-Radu (born September 13, 1955 in Topoloveni, Argeș County) was the chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 17 March 2009 to 16 January 2011. Education *"Dimitrie Cantemir" Military Highschool, Breaza – 19 ...

Ion Mihalache Ion Mihalache (; March 3, 1882 – February 5, 1963) was a Romanian agrarian politician, the founder and leader of the Peasants' Party (PȚ) and a main figure of its successor, the National Peasants' Party (PNȚ). Early life A schoolteacher bor ...

References

Populated places in Argeș County Towns in Romania Localities in Muntenia Place names of Slavic origin in Romania {{Argeș-geo-stub