Turceni is a town in

Gorj County Gorj County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gor(no)-'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolj (“lower Jiu”). Demographics In 2011, the county had a ...

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

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 ...

. It administers five villages: Gârbovu, Jilțu, Murgești, Strâmba-Jiu and Valea Viei.

Natives

Al. C. Calotescu-Neicu Alexandru С. Calotescu-Neicu (1888–1952) was a Romanian columnist and epigrammatist. Born in Turceni, Gorj County, he attended primary school in his native village. He then went to the Traian National College, Traian High School in Turnu Se ...

Ionuț Tătaru Ionuț Tătaru (born 5 October 1989) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the oppositi ...

References

* Populated places in Gorj County Localities in Oltenia Towns in Romania {{Gorj-geo-stub