Filiași
Filiași | ||||
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Little Wallachia | |||
Circle : | Dolj | |||
Coordinates : | 44 ° 33 ' N , 23 ° 31' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Area : | 99.73 km² | |||
Residents : | 16,900 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 169 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 205300 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 51 | |||
License plate : | DJ | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | city | |||
Structure : | 6 districts / cadastral communities: Almăjel , Bâlta , Branişte , Fratoştița , Răcarii de Jos , Uscăci | |||
Mayor : | Ilie-Costeluș Gheorghe ( PSD ) | |||
Postal address : | Bulevardul Răcoțeanu, no. 160 loc. Filiași, jud. Dolj, RO-205300 |
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Filiași is a town in Dolj County in Little Wallachia in Romania .
location
Filiași is located in Little Wallachia in the southern foreland of the Carpathian Mountains , in the Jiu ( Schil ) river plain . The district capital Craiova is located about 35 km southeast.
history
The oldest archaeological finds in the region date from the Bronze Age. Filiași was first mentioned in a document in 1573. Because of its convenient location at the confluence of the Motru in the Jiu, the place has been a trading and market place for centuries. Until the beginning of the 20th century Filiași was shaped by the noble Filișanu family.
population
In the 2002 census, the city had 18,802 inhabitants, including 17,905 Romanians and 891 Roma .
traffic
Filiași is a major railway junction in the south-west of Romania. Here branches off from the important long-distance connection from Bucharest to Timișoara, the railway line towards Simeria in Transylvania . There is regular bus service to Craiova, among others. The European roads 70 and 79 , which share on the western outskirts, run through the city .
Attractions
- Filișanu Chapel (1896)
- Gura Motrului Monastery (16th century)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Information on Filiași at ecomunitate.ro, accessed on October 2, 2013
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 5, 2008