Videle

Videle (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvidele]) is a town in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,112 in 2011. It was upgraded to town status in 1968 by incorporation of a few villages nearby. Today, Coșoaia is the single associated village the town administers.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1977	10,904	—
1992	13,024	+19.4%
2002	12,498	−4.0%
2011	11,112	−11.1%
Source: Census data

Videle
Town
Coat of arms
Location in Teleorman County
Videle Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°17′N 25°32′E
Country	Romania
County	Teleorman
Government
• Mayor	Nicolae Bădănoiu[1] (PSD)
Area	79.96 km^2 (30.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	11,508
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	TR
Website	www.primariavidele.ro

Videle is of some importance as a railway junction, for the railway track heading south to Bulgaria leaves the main Walachian East-West-railway from Bucharest to Craiova.

Children's residential hospital

Located adjacent to the main hospital grounds, the local 'Residential Hospital for Incurable Children' gained international notoriety for its appalling conditions and deprivations. These became public following the overthrow of the Ceaușescu government and a damning report by an investigative journalist from The Washington Post in 1990.[3]

References

1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
3. Battiata, Mary (June 7, 1990). "A CEAUSESCU LEGACY WAREHOUSES FOR CHILDREN". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2019.