Scorniceşti

Scorniceşti
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Olt
Coordinates :	44 ° 36 '  N , 24 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 35 '40 "  N , 24 ° 32' 50"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	158.96  km²
Residents :	11,766 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	74 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	235600
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 49
License plate :	OT
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Structure :	13 Districts / cadastral communities: Bălțați , Bircii , Chițeasca , Constantineşti , Jitaru , Mărgineni-Slobozia , Mihăileşti-Popeşti , Mogoşeşti , Negreni , Piscani , Rusciori , Șuica , Teiuş
Mayor :	Ioan Prioteasa ( PNL )
Postal address :	St. Unirii, no. 2 loc. Scorniceşti, jud. Olt, RO-235600
Website :	www.primariascornicesti.ro

Scorniceşti is a town in Olt County , in the historical region of Great Wallachia in Romania, with about 12,500 inhabitants.

Nicolae Ceaușescu was born here in 1918 , communist president and chairman of the Romanian State Council from 1965 to 1989.

Geographical location

Scorniceşti is located in the northeast of the Olt district , 25 kilometers from the district capital Slatina and 48 kilometers from Piteşti on the European route E 574 . Scorniceşti has no rail access; the nearest train station is in Potcoava, 15 kilometers away .

Neighboring places

Constantineşti	Poboru	Tătuleşti
Oporelu		Optași
Priseaca	Potcoava	Sârbii Măgura

Picture gallery

• 

  Nicolae Ceaușescu's birth house

Personalities

• Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), Romanian head of state (1965–1989)
• Emil Dică (* 1982), soccer player at CFR Cluj

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de