Drăgăşani

Drăgășani

Drăgășani

Municipality in Vâlcea, Romania

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.[3]

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

History

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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.[3] There Tudor Vladimirescu fought with his Panduri, revolutionary fighters consisting mainly of peasants and not armed with firepower, against the Turks.

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  1. [1]
    "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. [3]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dragashani" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 465.
  • Wine Museum
  • Filiki Eteria monument


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