Drăgășani (Redirected from Drăgăşani)

Drăgășani
Coat of arms of Drăgășani
Location in Vâlcea County
Location in Vâlcea County
Drăgășani is located in Romania
Drăgășani
Drăgășani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°39′40″N 24°15′38″E / 44.66111°N 24.26056°E / 44.66111; 24.26056
CountryRomania
CountyVâlcea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Cristian Nedelcu (PSD)
Area44.57 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
Population
(2021-12-01)
15,617
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
245700
Area code(+40) 02 50
Vehicle reg.VL
Websitewww.primariadragasani.ro

Drăgășani (Romanian pronunciation: [drəɡəˈʃanʲ] ) is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is well known for the vineyards on the neighboring hills that produce some of the best Wallachian wines.

The city administers four villages: Capu Dealului, Valea Caselor, Zărneni, and Zlătărei. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia.

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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 17,871−20.6%
2021 15,617−12.6%
Source: Census data

Drăgășani stands on the site of the Dacian town 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. There Tudor Vladimirescu fought with his Panduri, revolutionary fighters consisting mainly of peasants and not armed with firepower, against the Turks.

Notable people


This page was last updated at 2023-11-27 16:31 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari