Drăgășani

Drăgășani
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Little Wallachia
Circle :	Vâlcea
Coordinates :	44 ° 40 ′  N , 24 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′ 40 "  N , 24 ° 15 ′ 50"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	44.57  km²
Residents :	17,871 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	401 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	245700
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 50
License plate :	VL
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	Municipality
Structure :	3 districts / cadastral communities: Valea Caselor , Zărneni , Zlătărei
Mayor :	Cristian Nedelcu ( PSD )
Postal address :	Piața Pandurilor, no. 1 loc. Drăgășani, jud. Vâlcea, RO-245700
Website :	www.primariadragasani.ro

Drăgășani ( pronunciation ^{? / I} ) is a town in Vâlcea County , Wallachia Region , Romania .

location

Drăgășani is located in the west of the Wallachian Plain in the Olt river plain and is surrounded by some foothills of the Southern Carpathians . The district capital Râmnicu Vâlcea is about 50 km north.

history

The area of ​​the present city was already settled in the Paleolithic and the Neolithic . In Roman times , the Momoteşti castle was located in the area of ​​today's city . Drăgășani was first mentioned in a document in 1535. A market and a crossing over the Olt are mentioned in 1772. On June 19, 1821 there was a battle between the troops of Alexander Ypsilantis and Ottoman units near the place ; it was one of the first combat operations of the Greek Revolution .

1995 Drăgășani got the status of a municipality - d. H. a more important city - awarded.

For a long time the city lived from agriculture, mainly from viticulture . In 1970 one of the largest industrial companies in the city - FINCA ( fabrică de talpă și încălțăminte din cauciuc , German "company for shoe soles and shoes made of rubber") - with around 2000 employees, was established.

In 2008, Drăgășani was mentioned in the German-language press as one of the centers of organized online crime.

population

In 1912, 6710 residents were registered in Drăgășani. By 1992 the population grew to 22,126; since then there has been a decline. In the 2002 census, the city registered 20,798 inhabitants, including 20,571 Romanians , 199 Roma , 6 Hungarians and 2 Germans .

traffic

Drăgășani is located on the railway line between Piatra-Olt and Râmnicu Vâlcea, which runs in the Olt Valley . Express and local trains run several times a day on this line. There are regular bus connections to Râmnicu Vâlcea and Bucharest , among others . Drăgășani is located on the national road (Drum național) DN 64 from Caracal to Râmnicu Vâlcea.

Attractions

• Ruins of the Russidava Roman Castle
• Wine museum
• Gib Mihăescu Memorial House

Personalities

• Gib Mihăescu (1894-1935), Romanian author
• Radu Vasile (1942–2013), former Prime Minister of Romania
• Mugur Isărescu (* 1949), former Prime Minister of Romania and Chairman of the Romanian National Bank
• Florin Costea (* 1985), football player
• Mihai Costea (* 1988), soccer player

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ Chronological history of the city on the website of the Wine Museum in Drăgășani ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 20, 2015. 
3. ↑ Stern.de of January 14, 2008, accessed on May 18, 2009
4. ↑ 2002 census, accessed November 28, 2008
5. ↑ Ion Simuț: Information on Gib Mihăescu at romlit.ro ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.