Băileşti
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Little Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Dolj | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 2 ' N , 23 ° 21' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 80 m | ||||
| Area : | 163.76 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 17,437 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 106 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 205100 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 51 | ||||
| License plate : | DJ | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Structure : | 1 District / cadastral municipality: Balasan | ||||
| Mayor : | Costel Pistrițu ( PNL ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Revoluției street, no. 1-3 loc. Băileşti, jud. Dolj, RO-205100 |
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| City Festival : | end of September | ||||
Băilești is a town in Dolj County in Little Wallachia in Romania .
location
Băileşti is located in the west of the Wallachian Plain, about 20 km north of the Danube. The district capital Craiova is located about 50 km northeast.
history
The area of today's city is characterized by fertile soil and has probably been inhabited since the Stone Age. The oldest archaeological finds date from the period from 680 to 1025. In 1536 Băileşti was first mentioned in a document.
On September 14, 1828 there was a battle between Russian and Turkish troops as part of the 8th Russo-Turkish War near the place .
From 1828 Băileşti was fundamentally redesigned, with a planned settlement with streets running at right angles to each other next to the original village. During the peasant uprising in 1907 , the place became the scene of violent clashes, which claimed 42 lives. In the First World War 156 people died in Băileștis , in the Second 108.
1921 Băileşti got the status of a city ( Comună urbană ), in 2001 that of a municipality - d. H. a more important city - awarded.
The city lives mainly from agriculture and animal husbandry. After the Second World War, some industrial companies were settled.
population
In 1828 99 families were registered in Băileşti, three years later - after the town was expanded - 507 families were registered. As a result, the population grew continuously to around 22,000 until the revolution of 1989, only to decrease again afterwards. In the 2002 census, 20,083 inhabitants were registered in the city, including 18,599 Romanians , 1463 Roma , 1 Hungarian and 4 German .
traffic
Băileşti is on the railway line between Craiova and Calafat ; There are train connections to both cities several times a day. The railway line is particularly important for freight traffic in the direction of Bulgaria and will continue to gain in importance when a bridge over the Danube between Calafat and Vidin is built around 2010 . There are regular bus connections. a. to Craiova.
Attractions
- historical Museum
- Memorial house for Amza Pellea
Personalities
- Amza Pellea (1931-1983), actor
- Petre Anghel (* 1944), writer
- Marcel Iureș (* 1951), actor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ a b Băileşti website, accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed November 30, 2008
- ↑ Petre Anghel's CV (PDF; 100 kB)
