Răcari
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Dâmbovița | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 38 ' N , 25 ° 45' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 140 m | ||||
| Area : | 78.94 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,930 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 88 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 137385 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 45 | ||||
| License plate : | DB | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 7 districts / cadastral communities: Bălăneşti , Colacu , Ghergani , Ghimpați , Mavrodin , Sabiesti , Stăneşti | ||||
| Mayor : | Marius-Florin Caravețeanu ( PNL ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Ana Ipătescu street, no. 155 loc. Răcari, jud. Dâmbovița, RO-137385 |
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| City Festival : | August | ||||
Răcari (until 1911 Podul Bărbierului ) is a town in the Dâmbovița district in Great Wallachia in Romania .
location
Răcari is located in the Wallachian Plain . The district capital Târgovişte is located about 40 km northwest, the state capital Bucharest 35 km southeast.
history
Răcari was first mentioned in a document in 1725. For a long time the place was characterized by rural areas; it was also about halfway between Bucharest and Târgovişte, the then two most important cities in Wallachia . This favored the development of trade. In 1948 Răcari was declared a town, but this status was revoked two years later. From the 1950s to 1968, the place within the then administrative structure of Romania was the seat of a Rajon . Răcari has been a town again since 2005.
The most important branches of industry are agriculture, metal and wood processing and textile production.
population
In 1930 there were around 3,000 people living in what is now the city. In the 2002 census there were 6,892 inhabitants registered in the city, including 6,741 Romanians , 147 Roma , three Romanian Germans and one Jew . Around 2500 lived in Răcari itself, the rest in the seven incorporated villages.
traffic
Răcari is on the Bucureşti – Piteşti – Craiova railway ; the stop is in the Ghergani district . Around eight local trains run in both directions every day. The national road ( drum național ) DN 71 from Tărtăşeşti to Sinaia runs through the city .
Attractions
- Church Sf. Nicolae (1812)
- Buna Vestire Church (1845)
- Church Naşterea Maicii Domnului (1828) in the district Colacu
- Church Sf. Nicolae (1772) in the Ghimpați district
- Ion Ghica Park
Died in Răcari
- Ion Ghica (1816–1897), Romanian Prime Minister
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Website of the city, accessed on April 13, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Map of the 1930 census , accessed April 13, 2009
- ↑ 2002 census from edrc.ro accessed on December 12, 2015
- ↑ Information on Răcari on the Dâmbovița County Police Inspectorate website, accessed on December 31, 2013
