Câmpuri is a
commune located in
Vrancea County
Vrancea () is a county (județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov (Siret), Milcov River, is in Muntenia.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, 2 ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is composed of five villages: Câmpuri, Fetești, Gura Văii, Rotileștii Mari, and Rotileștii Mici.
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with
Bacău County
Bacău County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania.
Geography
This county has a total area of .
In the western part of the county there a ...
. It lies on the banks of the river
Șușița and its tributaries,
Cremeneț and . Câmpuri is crossed by the
national road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...
which connects it to the west to
Soveja
Soveja is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, S ...
and
Tulnici and to the southeast to
Răcoasa
Răcoasa is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gogoiu, Mărăști, Răcoasa, Varnița and Verdea. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia.
Mărăști village () was the site of the W ...
,
Străoane,
Panciu, and
Mărășești
Mărășești () is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu, and Tișița.
Geography
The town is located in the eastern part of the county, on th ...
(where it ends in
DN2). The county capital,
Focșani
Focșani (; ) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. , it has a population of 66,719.
Geography
Focșani lies at the foot of the Curvature Carpathians, at a point of ...
, is to the southeast via route .
In July 1917, part of the
Battle of Mărăști
The Battle of Mărăști () was one of the main battles to take place on Kingdom of Romania, Romanian soil in World War I. It was fought between 22 July and 1 August 1917, and was an offensive operation of the Romanian Land Forces, Romanian and Mi ...
was fought in this area.
Natives
*
Gina Gogean (born 1977), artistic gymnast
*
Ion Roată (1806–1882), peasant and political figure; he was born in Câmpuri and died in Gura Văii
References
Communes in Vrancea County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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