Mioveni
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Great Wallachia | |||
Circle : | Argeș | |||
Coordinates : | 44 ° 57 ' N , 24 ° 56' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Area : | 55.79 km² | |||
Residents : | 31,998 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 574 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 115400 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 48 | |||
License plate : | AG | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | city | |||
Structure : | 4 districts / cadastral communities: Clucereasa , Colibași , Făgetu , Racovița | |||
Mayor : | Ion Georgescu ( PSD ) | |||
Postal address : | B-dul Dacia, no. 1 loc. Mioveni, jud. Arges, RO-115400 |
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Mioveni is a city in Argeș County in Great Wallachia in Romania . It had about 31,998 inhabitants in 2011 and is located near the city of Piteşti .
Geographical location
The city of Mioveni is located in the center of the Argeș County. It is located on the national road Drum național 73 Piteşti - Câmpulung Muscel - part of the European route 574 - and on the national road Drum național 73D and is 15 kilometers from the district capital Piteşti and 130 km from Bucharest .
Neighboring places
Curtea de Argeș | Vlădeşti | Țițeşti |
Merișani | Dobreşti | |
Budeasa | Pitesti | Călineşti |
history
The city of Mioveni can look back on 500 years of history. The first written mention of it comes from the year 1485. The city owes its name to the former landowner Knes Mihu (Slavonian: Mihov), Mihoveni (Mioveni). Until 1989 it was called Colibași. On April 19, 1989, the municipality Colibași was raised to the city. In 1996 the city of Colibași got its ancient name Mioveni back. The city of Mioveni is divided into five districts: Mioveni, Racovița, Colibași, Făget and Clucereasa.
economy
Mioveni is the location for a Dacia car plant that has since been taken over by Renault . The Dacia Sandero , Logan and Duster models are built here .
After 35 years, the last Dacia 1310 rolled off the assembly line on July 21, 2004 . With the privatization of the Dacia platform , restructuring at the end of 2004 triggered the layoff of around 12,000 employees. With the development of automobile production in the Dacia-Renault group , Mioveni developed into a modern city with a growing economy in the automotive and service sectors.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ↑ Mioveni at ghidulprimariilor.ro
- ↑ Information on the SC Automobile Dacia SA website , accessed on August 16, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Cosmin Iordache: July 21st in automotive history on July 21, 2010 from promotor.ro accessed on August 16, 2015 (Romanian)
- ↑ Information on the Mioveni website ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2015 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. , accessed August 16, 2015 (Romanian).