Șirineasa is a commune in
Vâlcea County,
Oltenia, western
Wallachia,
Romania.
Administration
Șirineasa is composed of 5 villages. The largest village is Ciorăști, situated in the northern part of the commune. The other villages are Aricioaia, Șirineasa, Slăvitești and Valea Alunișului.
Population
The population of Șirineasa was 2,612 in 2002. At the census that year, every inhabitant was a
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
, and all but 4 were
Romanian Orthodox.
Rivers and Lakes
Șirineasa is traversed by
Luncavăț
The Luncavăț (in its upper course also: ''Curpeni'') is a right tributary of the river Olt (river), Olt in Romania. It discharges into the Olt near Marcea. The Luncavăț originates in the Căpățânii Mountains. Its length is and its basin si ...
River and
Firijba River. A small part near Târgu Olt is traversed by
Olt
Olt or OLT may refer to:
People:
* Károly Olt (1904–1985), Hungarian politician
* Mike Olt (born 1988), American baseball player
Places:
* Olt County, a county (judeÈ›) of Romania
* Olt (river), a river in Romania
** Olt Defile, a defile that ...
River. There is also Niș (from Aluniș) brook traversing the Valley of Niș (Valea Nișului).
In the forest, there was "The Lake without bottom" (Lacul fără fund). A legend says that Nicolae Gheorghe Asproiu (19th century), followed by police, drop the cartful with gold in this lake, in order to retrieve it after he is safe. Scientifically, the lake has a twin lake in
Sibiu County, Transylvania, under the
Carpathian Alps.
Tourism
Tourists can visit "The Beech" from "Cold Well". It is over 300 years old. There were the ruins of Oromului Church, build between 1751 during the rule of Ioan Grigore Voievod; the church is closed because it is under restoration.
Natives
*
George Țărnea, poet
Gallery
Image:Casaciorasti.jpg, Oltenian Style House from Ciorăști
Image:Bisericaciorasti1.jpg, Orthodox Church from Ciorăști
Image:Bisericaciorasti2.jpg, Main view of the Church
Image:Bisericaciorasti5.jpg, The entrance of the Church
Image:Bisericaciorasti4.jpg, The Church
Image:Casaciorasti6.jpg, Oltenian Style House from Ciorăști
Image:Casaciorasti7.jpg, Oltenian Style House from Ciorăști
Image:Casaciorasti4.jpg, Oltenian Style House from Ciorăști
Image:Casaciorasti5.jpg, Oltenian Style House from Ciorăști
References
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Communes in Vâlcea County
Localities in Oltenia