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Merişani — Commune — The Romanian Railways station in Merişani, built 1898
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RomaniaCounty Argeş County Population (2002)[1] 4,428 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Merişani is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Borleşti, Brăteasca, Capu Piscului, Crâmpotani, Dobrogostea, Malu Vânăt, Merişani, Vărzaru and Vâlcelele. The last village is many times wrote Vâcele or Vîlcele and many people tend to devide it into two villages.
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History
Humans existed in the aria that now belongs to the commune since Neolithic[2]. In the Middle Ages, the oldest written evidence is from 1428[3]. The church in Vărzaru village was built around 1620[4].
Location
The commune is situated in the centre of Argeş County, at about 15 km from Piteşti and 25 km to Curtea de Argeş[5].
Geography
The commune is on the valley of the Argeş River, in a hilly region called Platforma Argeşului (in English, the Argeş Platform), part of the Getic Plateau[6]. The climate is temperate, with frequent rains. Winters are usually cold, with plenty of snow, while summers have a moderate heat[7].
Demographics
The official data from the 2002 Census[8] shows that the total population is of 4428 persons. The majority are Romanians (4252 or 96%). The second ethnic group are the Gipsy - Roma People (171 or 4%). There are 5 people with other nationalities. However, the representants of the Gipsy community[9] say that the Gipsy population is over 1200 persons.
Transportation
The main way to get ot Merişani is by car. There are a national road and several county roads[10]. The railway is the other access way, but trains are very rare[11].
Economy
There are local resources, like oil[12], forests[13] and large lakes[14]. There is also a camp that could help touristic development[15].
Merişani is considered, however, the poorest commune in the county[16].
References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
- ^ Itinerare Argeşene, 1970 edition
- ^ http://www.cjarges.ro/merisani/obj.asp?id=3371
- ^ Pisania bisericii Vărzari
- ^ http://www.cjarges.ro/merisani/obj.asp?id=3368
- ^ http://www.ordogborda.hu/foldrajz/RO/geo_fiz.php?old=Relief&alold=Dealuri,Podisuri&domborzat=Podisul_Getic
- ^ vremea.kappa.ro/arges/merisani.html
- ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=875&judet_id=876&localitate_id=933
- ^ www.partidaromilor.ro/
- ^ www.micromapper.ro/
- ^ http://www.infofer.ro/PlSo.asp?idsta=13617&tip=0&cboData=9/8/2011&lng=1
- ^ http://www.hidraulic.ro/ro/component/content/article/2-noutati-lucrari-foraj-hidraulic-sa-moinesti/17-finalizarea-foraj-sonda-independenta.html
- ^ http://www.madr.ro/pages/page.php?self=02&sub=0201&tz=020107
- ^ www.hidroelectrica.ro/Details.aspx?page=37
- ^ http://www.ghidulprimariilor.ro/business.php/PRIMARIA-MERISANI/9193/
- ^ http://www.ecomagazin.ro/merisani-cea-mai-saraca-localitate-argesana-sta-pe-o-mina-de-aur-dar-si-pe-un-butoi-cu-pulbere/
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- Argeș County geography stubs
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