Drăgășani
Drăgășani (Romanian pronunciation: [drəɡəˈʃanʲ] (
Drăgășani | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Vâlcea County | |
Drăgășani Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 44°39′40″N 24°15′38″E | |
Country | |
County | Vâlcea |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cristian Nedelcu[1] (PSD) |
Area | 44.57 km2 (17.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 17,871 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | VL |
Website | www |
The city administers four villages: Capu Dealului, Valea Caselor, Zărneni and Zlătărei. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia.
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 4,398 | — |
1912 | 6,710 | +52.6% |
1930 | 7,002 | +4.4% |
1948 | 9,737 | +39.1% |
1956 | 9,963 | +2.3% |
1966 | 11,589 | +16.3% |
1977 | 15,647 | +35.0% |
1992 | 22,126 | +41.4% |
2002 | 22,499 | +1.7% |
2011 | 16,681 | −25.9% |
Source: Census data |
Drăgășani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman Rusidava. On 19 June 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, the Ottomans routed the Filiki Eteria troops of Alexander Ypsilantis near the city in the Battle of Dragashani.[3] There Tudor Vladimirescu fought with his Panduri, revolutionary fighters consisting mainly of peasants and not armed with firepower, against the Turks.
Notes
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drăgășani. |
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 465. .