Topoloveni

Topoloveni

Topoloveni

Town in Argeș, Romania

Topoloveni (Romanian pronunciation: [topoloˈvenʲ]) is a town in Argeș County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crintești, Gorănești, and Țigănești. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.

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The oldest document in which Topoloveni is mentioned is dated 19 June 1421, during the rule of Radu II Chelul. Its name is derived from a Slavic word, topol, meaning "poplar".[3]

The town is known for the Magiun of Topoloveni, a traditional plum-based spread, which has held a Protected Geographical Status from the European Union since 2011.

The Topoloveni Airfield has one runway; it has no ICAO airport code, but the designation RO-0025 is used as reference.[4]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 10,219 inhabitants were recorded as residents of the five component localities of Topoloveni, as follows: Topoloveni – 4,023, Țigănești – 418, Gorănești – 344, Crintești – 394 and Boțârcani – 361.[5] More recent demographic data accounts for a total of 9,232 residents of Topoloveni.[6] At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 9,373.

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Natives

  • Dan Ghica-Radu (born 1955), lieutenant general, chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff (2009–2011)
  • Ion Mihalache (1882–1963), politician, the founder and leader of the Peasants' Party and a main figure of its successor, the National Peasants' Party

References

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    "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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    Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 95. OCLC 460710897.
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    "Aerodromul Topoloveni". metar-taf.com. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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    Mazilescu, Sorin (2021). Topoloveni-Argeș. Pași în timp (in Romanian). Editura Etnologică. p. 138. ISBN 978-606-067-014-8.
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    http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table Article: POP108D - POPULATIA DUPA DOMICILIU la 1 iulie 2022 pe grupe de varsta si varste, sexe, judete si localitati.
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