Călimănești, often known as Călimănești-Căciulata, is a town 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 ...

, southern

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. It is situated in the

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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 ...

and the northern part of the county, on the traditional route connecting the region to

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, and at the southern end of the

Olt River The Olt ( Romanian and Hungarian; ; or ', , ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . It originates in the Hă ...

valley crossing the

Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ; ) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and ...

. The location of several thermal springs, Călimănești-Căciulata is known as a

spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, Ba ...

. During the 20th century, many hotels and treatment facilities were built in ''Căciulata'', a northern area of the town which is close to Cozia Monastery. The Monastery was built by Mircea the Old in 1388 which is also the day of the city Călimănești and Râmnicu Vâlcea (just south on DN7). Arutela Roman Fort is located here. The area around the town is full of fresh water springs and spa waters that are not in use. The old town was a bit smaller, the island you see on river Olt was bigger and the road was on what is now the river bed. In 1918 it was the major point of invasion in Transylvania. The town is built along DN7. The second most used road in Romania, used by Romanians to travel up to Transylvania and recently often used to go to Hungary, Austria and many other EU nations. The town administers five villages: Căciulata, Jiblea Nouă, Jiblea Veche, Seaca and Păușa.

Gallery

File:Pavilionul Central Călimănești.jpg, Central Pavilion File:CurteaOstrov1.JPG, Ostrov Monastery File:RO VL Cozia Holy Trinity church side.jpg, Holy Trinity Church of the Cozia Monastery File:Calimanesti through River.jpg,

Notable people

* Ion Duminicel (born 1954), bobsledder *

Nicolae Rădescu Nicolae Rădescu (; 30 March 1874 – 16 May 1953) was a Romanian army officer and political figure. He was the last pre- communist rule Prime Minister of Romania, serving from 7 December 1944 to 1 March 1945. Biography Early life and education ...

(1874–1953), lieutenant general and last pre-communist rule

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Florin Zamfirescu Florin Zamfirescu (; born 12 April 1949) is a Romanian theatre and film actor and director, and university professor. Zamfirescu was born in Călimănești, Vâlcea County; his grandfather, Gheorghe Zamfirescu, was mayor of the town. He graduate ...

(born 1949), theater and film actor and director

References

External links

Călimănești-Căciulata Site
Towns in Romania Spa towns in Romania Populated places in Vâlcea County Localities in Oltenia {{Vâlcea-geo-stub