Găești
Găești (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡəˈ(j)eʃtʲ]) is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,583 as of 2021.
History
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 of Radu cel Mare, the son of Vlad Călugărul, who donated the land around Găești to the Monastery of Râncăciov. In 1807, most of the buildings of Găești were destroyed by a fire, then in 1812, it was hit by the plague.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, Găești had a population of 12 583.[3] At the census conducted in 2011, the town had 13,317 inhabitants, the majority of whom were Romanians (93.41%), with a minority of Roma (1.71%); for 4.68% of the population, the ethnicity was unknown. Most of the inhabitants are Orthodox (93.97%).
Economy
Arctic S.A. company is headquartered in the town.
Natives
- Victor Bădulescu (1892–1953), economist
- Florentin Cruceru (born 1981), footballer
- Paraschiva Iubu (1920–2011), architect
- Vasile Pandelescu [ro] (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
- Town Hall
- Cronica Găeștiului newspaper
- Litere magazine
- Găești guide
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "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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