Pristol

Pristol
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Little Wallachia
Circle :	Mehedinți
Coordinates :	44 ° 14 '  N , 22 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 13 '34 "  N , 22 ° 42' 33"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	40  m
Area :	35  km²
Residents :	1,457 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	42 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	227385
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 52
License plate :	MH
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Structure :	Pristol, Cozia
Mayor :	Ion Neamțu ( PSD )
Postal address :	Loc. Pristol, jud. Mehedinți, RO-227385
Others
City Festival :	May 21, Sfinții Mari Împărați Constantin și Elena (Day of Holy Emperor Constantine and his mother Helena)

Pristol is a municipality in Mehedinți County in southwestern Romania .

Geographical location

Location of the municipality in Mehedinți County

The community extends along the left bank of the Danube in the south of the district. The two villages of the municipality are surrounded by the extensive grain fields of the Little Wallachia . Pristol became known for its location in the triangle of Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria . The district capital Drobeta Turnu Severin is located 62 km north of the municipality and is also on the banks of the Danube.

history

In the area of ​​the place Pristol at kilometer 847 of the Danube, finds that point to the Hallstatt period were made. The area around Pristol was already settled in antiquity by Dacians and later Romans. There are four archaeological sites in the municipality that date from the 6th century and the 9th – 11th centuries. Century. The place was first mentioned in documents in 1604.

The municipality has been part of the heartland of the state since the Kingdom of Romania was founded.

With Romania's accession to the European Union in 2007, Pristol became an EU border town to neighboring Serbia and has been closely guarded by customs ever since.

economy

Pristol's economy is largely based on agriculture, especially the cultivation of forage crops and vegetables.

Investors are attracted by the fertile arable land, inland shipping on the Danube and the canal to the neighboring Dolj district . There are numerous opportunities to set up other companies. With the money raised, the municipality wants to expand the road network and water supply for the municipality as well as build a new sports center.

Attractions

The oldest and most famous building in the municipality is the Sfântu Nicolae church , construction of which began around 1892. Today it is a listed building.

Web links

• Pristol at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Pristol at ghidulprimariilor.ro
3. ↑ ^{a b} List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
4. ↑ Information on the municipality's website ( memento of the original dated February 11, 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 February 11, 2015.