Târgu Cărbunești 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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with a population of 7,616 as of 2021.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. The town is crossed by

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and is also served by the Cărbunești Railway Station, which was built in 1888. Since 2003, the city hosts a centre for the rehabilitation of children with mental illnesses which was built with funds from a donation of the

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. The "Cărbunești Day" is celebrated on August 29.

Natives

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

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* (born 1964), actor, scenarist, and singer * Ion Sburlea (born 1971), footballer *

Lidia Șimon Lidia Slăvuțeanu-Șimon (born 4 September 1973) is a Romanian long-distance runner. She competed in the Olympic marathon five times (1996–2012), winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. She is also a former marathon world champion. Care ...

(born 1973), long-distance runner

References

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