Nicolae Bălcescu, Vâlcea

Nicolae Bălcescu
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Vâlcea County
Nicolae Bălcescu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°00′N 24°26′E / 45.000°N 24.433°E / 45.000; 24.433
CountryRomania
CountyVâlcea
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,253
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Vehicle reg.VL

Nicolae Bălcescu is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seventeen villages: Bănești, Corbii din Vale, Dosu Râului, Ginerica, Gâltofani, Linia Hanului, Măzăraru, Mângureni, Pleșoiu, Popești, Predești, Rotărăști (the commune centre), Schitu, Șerbăneasa, Tufanii, Valea Bălcească and Valea Viei. The commune received its current name in 1968, when the former communes of Stoiceni and Bălcești were merged.

The commune is named after the 19th century Romanian historian and revolutionary Nicolae Bălcescu.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ nicolae-balcescu.ro https://nicolae-balcescu.ro/home.php. Retrieved 2024-04-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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