Găești () is a town in

Dâmbovița County Dâmbovița County (also spelt ''Dîmbovița'', ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It has an area o ...

, 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, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

with a population of 12,767.

History

The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (

boyars A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgaria, Russia, Wallachia and Moldavia, and later Romania, Lithuania and among Baltic Germans. Boyars wer ...

) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their name was Găești. It was first mentioned on 19 July 1498 during the rule of

Radu cel Mare Radu IV the Great ( ro, Radu cel Mare), (1467 – 23 April 1508) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from September 1495 to April 1508. He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler ( ro, Vla ...

, the son of

Vlad Călugărul Vlad IV Călugărul ("Vlad IV the Monk"; prior to 1425 – September 1495) was the Prince of Wallachia in 1481 and then from 1482 to 1495. His father Vlad Dracul had previously held the throne, as had his brothers Mircea II and Radu the Handsome, ...

, who donated the land around Găești to the Monastery of Râncăciov. In 1807, most of the buildings of Găești were destroyed by a fire, then in 1812, it was hit by the plague.

Demographics

According to the census conducted in 2011, the population of Găești is of 13,317 inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants are Romanians (93.41%), with a minority of Roma (1.71%). For 4.68% of the population, the ethnicity is unknown. Most of the inhabitants are Orthodox (93.97%).

Economy

Arctic S.A. company is headquartered in the town.

Natives

Victor Bădulescu Victor Bădulescu (July 28, 1892–December 1953 or January 1954) was a Romanian economist. Born in Găești, Bădulescu was undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance of Romania from February 7, 1935 to August 29, 1936, when he was appointed sec ...

, economist * Florentin Cruceru, footballer * , musician * Mihai Popescu, handballer *

Cristian Ristea Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the worl ...

, kickboxer *

Florin Tănase Florin Lucian Tănase (; born 30 December 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira. He started out as a senior in the third league at Voluntari, where he wa ...

, footballer *

Gheorghe Zamfir Gheorghe Zamfir (; born April 6, 1941) is a Romanian nai (pan flute) musician. Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of normally 20-pipe nai, with 22, 25, 28 or even 30 pipes, to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight ov ...

, musician

External links

Town Hall

„Cronica Gaestiului” news paper

LITERE magazine

Gaesti guide

Official website

References

Towns in Romania Populated places in Dâmbovița County Localities in Muntenia {{Dâmboviţa-geo-stub