Topoloveni () is a town in
ArgeÈ™ 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 ...
,
Romania 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 ArgeÈ™ County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, CrinteÈ ...
. 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, ''
topol
Topol may refer to:
Missiles
* RT-2PM Topol, a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile in service from 1985
* RT-2PM2 Topol-M, a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile in service from 1997
People
* Topol (surname)
* Chaim Topol, Israeli a ...
'', 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, ArgeÈ™ 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
References
Populated places in ArgeÈ™ County
Towns in Romania
Localities in Muntenia
Place names of Slavic origin in Romania
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