Bălcești
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2002 | 5,780 | — |
2011 | 4,613 | −20.2% |
2021 | 4,235 | −8.2% |
Source: Census data |
Bălcești is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania. The town administers eight villages: Benești, Cârlogani, Gorunești, Chirculești, Irimești, Otetelișu, Preoțești, and Satu Poieni. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia, at the south-western limit of the county, bordering on the Dolj and Olt counties.
The town is on the banks of the river Olteț, which springs from the Căpățânii Mountains and whose course crosses the locality from north to south, on a distance of 21.5 km (13.4 mi). Bălcești is located at an equal distance of about 45 km (28 mi) from the cities of Balș, Drăgășani, and Craiova, and is crossed by the national road DN 65C on a length of 7 km (4.3 mi).[3]
Notable people
- Barbu Bălcescu (1821 or 1825–1884), lawyer and revolutionary
- Gheorghe Catrina (born 1953), general, chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff (2003–2007)
- Petrache Poenaru (1799–1875), inventor
- Ioan Totu (1931–1992), economist and communist politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1986–1989)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Așezarea geografică a orașului Bălcești" (in Romanian). Bălcești Townhall. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
External links
Media related to Bălcești at Wikimedia Commons
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