Găești
Găești | |
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 Ciubuc House (former city hall) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Dâmbovița County | |
  Găești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:44°43′10″N25°19′11″E/ 44.71944°N 25.31972°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Dâmbovița |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Grigore Gheorghe[1](PNL) |
Area | 22.8 km2(8.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 12,583 |
| • Density | 550/km2(1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 135200 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 45 |
| Vehicle reg. | DB |
| Website | www |
Găești(Romanian pronunciation:[ɡəˈ(j)eʃtʲ]) is a town inDâmbovița County,Muntenia,Romaniawith a population of 12,583 as of 2021.
History
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 3,990 | — |
| 1930 | 5,328 | +33.5% |
| 1948 | 7,726 | +45.0% |
| 1956 | 7,179 | −7.1% |
| 1966 | 8,962 | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 12,494 | +39.4% |
| 1992 | 18,566 | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 16,598 | −10.6% |
| 2011 | 13,317 | −19.8% |
| 2021 | 12,583 | −5.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (boyars) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their name was Găești.
It was first mentioned on 19 July 1498 during the rule ofRadu cel Mare,the son ofVlad Călugărul,who donated the land around Găești to the Monastery ofRâncăciov.In 1807, most of the buildings of Găești were destroyed by a fire, then in 1812, it was hit bythe plague.
Demographics
[edit]At the2021 census,Găești had a population of 12 583.[3]At thecensus conducted in 2011,the town had 13,317 inhabitants, the majority of whom wereRomanians(93.41%), with a minority ofRoma(1.71%); for 4.68% of the population, the ethnicity was unknown. Most of the inhabitants areOrthodox(93.97%).
Economy
[edit]Arctic S.A.company is headquartered in the town.
Natives
[edit]- Victor Bădulescu(1892–1953), economist
- Florentin Cruceru(born 1981), footballer
- Paraschiva Iubu(1920–2011), architect
- Vasile Pandelescu(1944–2004), accordion musician
- Mihai Popescu(born 1985), handballer
- Cristian Ristea(born 1992), kickboxer
- Florin Tănase(born 1994), footballer
- Gheorghe Zamfir(born 1941), pan flute musician
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Results of the 2020 local elections".Central Electoral Bureau.Retrieved8 June2021.
- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
- ^"Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(in Romanian).INSSE.31 May 2023.
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