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Drăgășani

Municipality in Vâlcea, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Vâlcea County

(2020–2024) Cristian Nedelcu^[1] (PSD)Area

44.57 km² (17.21 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

15,617 • Density350/km² (910/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

245700

Area code(+40) 02 50Vehicle reg.VLWebsitewww.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.^[3]

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

History

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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.^[3] There Tudor Vladimirescu fought with his Panduri, revolutionary fighters consisting mainly of peasants and not armed with firepower, against the Turks.

Notable people

Florin Costea (born 1985), footballer
Mihai Costea (born 1988), footballer
Alexandru Dandea (born 1988), footballer
Mugur Isărescu (born 1949), economist, served as Prime Minister and governor of the National Bank of Romania
Gib Mihăescu (1894–1935), prose writer and playwright
Cosmin Năstăsie (born 1983), footballer
Alexandru Neacșa (born 1991), footballer
Adrian Păun (born 1995), footballer
Ion Voicu (born 1975), footballer

Notes

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