Segarcea

Segarcea is located on a plateau in the west of the Wallachian Plain, about 30 km north of the Danube. The district capital Craiova is about 25 km north.

history

On the territory of today's city, the oldest archaeological finds date from the Geten and Dacian times . In addition, a coin from the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian (117-138) was discovered.

The oldest documented mention of a Segarcea manor comes from 1416, during the reign of the Wallachian prince Mircea cel Bătrân . A place with the same name has been explicitly documented since 1557. The residents were initially primarily concerned with raising cattle. During this time, a monastery was built in Segarcea, which, together with the town , was donated to the Patriarchate in Alexandria in 1620 . Millet was mainly grown in the fields until the end of the 17th century, and maize since then.

In 1792 Segarcea was given the right to hold markets. In 1854 there was an uprising by serfs in the village . Serfdom was abolished through the agrarian reform of 1864. In 1884 a large royal estate was built in Segearcea .

During the Second World War, German troops had a base near the town that was used for radio surveillance and air space observation.

After the war, the royal property was nationalized . In 1950 Segarcea became the seat of a Rajon . It lost this status in the course of the administrative reform in 1968, but was also declared a city. Since then, Segarcea has developed into a local industrial center. However, the most important branch of the economy is still agriculture, especially viticulture.

population

1930 lived in Segarcea about 6350 inhabitants, including 250 Roma , the remaining Romanians . In the 2002 census, 8,066 inhabitants were registered in the city, including 7,044 Romanians and 1,013 Roma.

traffic

Segarcea is on the railway line between Craiova and Calafat ; There are train connections to both cities several times a day. The railway line is particularly important for freight traffic in the direction of Bulgaria and will continue to gain in importance when a bridge over the Danube between Calafat and Vidin is built around 2010 .

Attractions

Segarcea Monastery (16th - 19th centuries)
Adormirea Maicii Domnului Church (17th / 18th century)

Personalities

Vintilă Horia (1915–1992), real name Gheorghe Caftangioglu, was a writer, diplomat and journalist
Ștefan Grigorie (* 1982), football player

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
^ City website, accessed February 16, 2009
↑ 2002 census, accessed February 17, 2009
↑ Information on Vintilă Horia at jurnalul.ro, accessed on October 3, 2013 (Romanian)

[1] 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

[bls-2] City website, accessed February 16, 2009

[3] 2002 census, accessed February 17, 2009

[4] Information on Vintilă Horia at jurnalul.ro, accessed on October 3, 2013 (Romanian)