Roșiorii de Vede
Roșiorii de Vede (Romanian pronunciation: [roʃiˌorij de ˈvede]; sometimes Roșiori de Vede or, in old versions, Rușii de Vede) is a city in Teleorman County, Romania. Located in the Muntenia region, it is one of the oldest cities in the country. It was first mentioned in a document which dates back to 1385, when the city was visited by two German pilgrims who were returning from Jerusalem and stopped for a few days in a town they called Russenart.
Roșiorii de Vede | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Teleorman County | |
  Roșiorii de Vede Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°6′41″N 24°59′39″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Teleorman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gheorghe-Valerică Cârciumaru[1] (PSD) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 27,416 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | TR |
| Website | www |
Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city, such as Iulian Miu, Radu Grămăticu, Alexandru Depărățeanu, Gala Galaction, Petru Bellu, Zaharia Stancu, Marin Preda and Viorica Dăncilă.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1912 | 10,960 | — |
| 1930 | 11,453 | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 14,905 | +30.1% |
| 1956 | 17,320 | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 21,747 | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 28,847 | +32.6% |
| 1992 | 37,640 | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 31,873 | −15.3% |
| 2011 | 24,222 | −24.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
References
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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