Drăgășani

Drăgășani
Municipality
Coat of arms
Drăgășani Location of Drăgășani
Coordinates: 44°39′40″N 24°15′38″E / 44.66111°N 24.26056°ECoordinates: 44°39′40″N 24°15′38″E / 44.66111°N 24.26056°E
Country	Romania
County	Vâlcea County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Cristian Nedelcu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	44,57 km^2 (1,721 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
• Total	22,948
• Density	5.1/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariadragasani.ro/

Drăgășani (Romanian pronunciation: [drəɡəˈʃanʲ], archaic English: Dragashan) 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.^[2]

The city administers four villages: Capu Dealului, Valea Caselor, Zărneni and Zlătărei.

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	16,681	−25.9%
Source: Census data

Drăgășani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman 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.^[2] There Tudor Vladimirescu fought with his Panduri, revolutionary fighters consisting mainly of peasants and not armed with firepower, against the Turks.

Natives

• Florin Costea
• Mihai Costea
• Alexandru Dandea
• Mugur Isărescu
• Gib Mihăescu
• Paraschiv Oprea

Notes

1. "Rezultatele recensământului din 2002 pentru Drăgășani, Vâlcea".
2.  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dragashani". Encyclopædia Britannica 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 465.