Peștișani (Romanian: [peʃtiˈʃanʲ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Boroșteni, Brădiceni, Frâncești, Gureni, Hobița, Peștișani and Seuca.

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Peștișani
Commune
Wooden church in Peștișani
Location in Gorj County
Peștișani Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°04′N 23°02′E
Country	Romania
County	Gorj
Subdivisions	Boroșteni, Brădiceni, Frâncești, Gureni, Hobița, Peștișani, Seuca
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cosmin Pigui[1] (PSD)
Area	216.87 km2 (83.73 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,535
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	217335
Vehicle reg.	GJ
Website	www.pestisani.ro

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Hobița village is the birthplace of sculptor Constantin Brâncuși.

Peștișani is attested by the Romanian Government as a tourist resort of local interest.^[3]

Peștișani is located 20 km west of Târgu Jiu, the capital of Gorj County, on the national road DN67D. Positioned in the southern part of the Carpathian Mountains, specifically in the Getic Subcarpathians, on the Bistrița river, Peștișani has a mediterranean climate. Its altitude ranges from 200 m in the southern part to close to 2000 m in the northern part where we can find the Oslea peak (1946 m), and has a population density of about 20 people per square kilometre.

Peștișani is mentioned through its name for the first time in a document of Vladislav II of Wallachia, dated 5 August 1451, but its lands and territories are also mentioned in a 1385 document of Dan I of Wallachia (Dan Vodă).^[4][5] The village Boroșteni (originally called Borăsul, then Borăști, and eventually Boroșteni) is mentioned for the first time in a document in 1509, Brădiceni in 1518, Frâncești in 1584, Gureni in 1525, Hobița (originally called Chobița) in 1518, and Seuca in 1586.^[4][5]

Roman vestiges, ceramic/bronze figurines, and coins dating secol I-II have been found in Boroșteni (in a place known as "Scaunul Turcului", next to "Conacul Brăiloaiei"), in Brădiceni (in a place known as "Beciuri"), in Frâncești (in a place known as "Seninul"), and in Gureni (in a place known as "Ciocanul Ursului").^[4]

Crow's Cave (Peștera Cioarei), located in Boroșteni, was inhabited by Neanderthal more than 50,000 years ago, making it the oldest paleolithic habitat from Romania and one of the oldest in Europe.^{[6] [4]}