Țicleni is a town in
Gorj County
Gorj County () is a county () of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gornji'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”).
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the count ...
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Oltenia
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Romania
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It is a community developed around the exploitation of
extractive industries: oil and natural gas. The relief is predominantly hilly, with deciduous forests (some are century-old oaks) and conifers, with views of great beauty. Fauna includes rabbits, deer, foxes, wild boar.
Of the county's nine cities and towns, Țicleni is in sixth place in terms of population.
It was raised to the status of town in 1968. It is established by uniting three main parts, from north to south: Tunși, Țicleni, and Gura Lumezii, plus 3 former settlements of workers in the oil field, now upgraded.
The town has a stadium and owns a football team, FC Petrolul Țicleni. In the past here was a spa with warm water. The town has medical units, a gymnasium, four primary schools, five kindergartens, four churches, a municipal library, a High School of Industrial Oil, restaurants, general stores and a local television station.
Natives
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Norbert Niță (born 1972), football coach and former player
Sites and Monuments
File:Derrick-Ticleni (Ro) (1).jpg,
File:Derrick-Ticleni (Ro) (4).jpg,
File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (8).jpg,
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File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (15).jpg,
File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (6).jpg,
File:Țicleni județul Gorj (Ro) (5).jpg,
References
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Towns in Romania
Populated places in Gorj County
Localities in Oltenia
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