Șirineasa is a commune in
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) that lies in south-central Romania. Located in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt (river), Olt River), it i ...
,
Oltenia
Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Da ...
, western
Wallachia
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,
Romania
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.
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
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, and all but 4 were
Romanian Orthodox
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.
Rivers and Lakes
Șirineasa is traversed by
Luncavăț River and
Firijba River. A small part near Târgu Olt is traversed by
Olt 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
Sibiu County () is a county () of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat () is the namesake town of Sibiu ().
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Hermannstadt''. Under the ...
, 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
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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