Berbeşti (Vâlcea)

Berbeşti
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Little Wallachia
Circle :	Vâlcea
Coordinates :	44 ° 59 '  N , 23 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 59 '16 "  N , 23 ° 52' 5"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	350  m
Area :	54.34  km²
Residents :	4,836 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	89 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	247030
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 50
License plate :	VL
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Structure :	5 districts / cadastral communities: Dămțeni , Dealu Aluniș , Roșioara , Târgu Gângulești , Valea Mare
Mayor :	Vintilă Chelcea ( PNL )
Postal address :	Str. Principală, no. 35 loc. Berbeşti, jud. Vâlcea, RO-247030
Website :	www.berbesti-valcea.ro

Berbeşti is a small town in Vâlcea County in the Wallachia Region in Romania .

location

Berbeşti lies in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians , on the upper reaches of the Olteț river . The district capital Râmnicu Vâlcea is about 40 km northeast.

history

The oldest archaeological finds on the city's territory date from the Stone and Bronze Ages . The first written mention of Berbeşti comes from the year 1423. At the time of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859–1866) Berbeşti was the seat of a municipality. Since the 1970s, the until then rural character of the place changed fundamentally when the extraction of lignite (low-quality hard coal) began in a large open-cast mine. In 2003 Berbeşti received city status.

In addition to lignite extraction, the most important branches of business are agriculture (arable, fruit and wine growing, beekeeping).

population

In 1930 there were around 3750 people living in the area of ​​today's city, including around 50 Roma ; the rest were Romanians . The 2002 census counted 5,704 inhabitants, including 5,697 Romanians. Only about 550 lived in Berbeşti itself, the rest in the five incorporated villages.

traffic

Berbești has no rail connection. There are regular bus connections to Horezu .

Attractions

• Church Sf. Ioan Botezătorul (1797) in the district of Târgu Gânguleşti
• Church Sf. Nicolae (1863) in the Valea Mare district

Web links

Commons : Berbești  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ^ Document of the Romanian House of Representatives, accessed on May 17, 2009 (PDF; 2.28 MB)
3. ^ Map of the 1930 census, accessed May 17, 2009
4. ↑ 2002 census, accessed May 17, 2009
5. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: receptie.ro, accessed on May 17, 2009 )