Târgu Cărbunești 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 ...

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with a population of 8,034 (as of 2011).Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului din 2011: It lies in the south-eastern part of the county and administers ten villages: Blahnița de Jos, Cărbunești-Sat, Cojani, Crețești, Curteana, Floreșteni, Măceșu, Pojogeni, Rogojeni, and Ștefănești.

Natives

Cristian Albeanu Cristian Albeanu (born 5 October 1971) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward. Conviction On 25 September 1996 Albeanu was involved in a road accident while driving his car on the Bucharest - Ploiești road and hit one man who ...

(born 1971), footballer. * Florin Cioabă, (1954–2013), Pentecostal minister and self-proclaimed

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Ion Sburlea Ion Sburlea (born 7 January 1971) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder and defender. Honours Steaua București * Divizia A: 1992–93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full ...

(born 1971), footballer. * Lidia Șimon (born 1973), long-distance runner.

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