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The Teleorman is a left tributary of the river Vedea in Romania . It discharges into the Vedea near Smârdioasa . The following towns and villages are situated along the river Teleorman, from source to mouth: Gura Văii , Albota , Podu Broșteni , Broșteni , Costești , Șerboeni , Ionești , Vlăduța , Podeni , Cornățel , Recea , Izvoru , Palanga , Popești , Tătărăștii de Sus , Tătărăștii de Jos , Slăvești , Trivalea-Moșteni , Olteni , Orbeasca , Lăceni , Măgura , Vitănești , Purani , Teleormanu , Mârzănești , Cernetu and Ștorobăneasa . Its length is 169 km (105 mi) and its basin size is 1,427 km (551 sq mi).

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15-589: The following rivers are tributaries of the Teleorman (from source to mouth): This article related to a river in Argeș County is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Teleorman County is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arge%C8%99 County Argeș County ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ] )

30-519: Is a county ( județ ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria , in the historical region Muntenia , with its capital city at Alexandria . The name Teleorman is of Cumanic ( Turkic ) origin. It literally means wild/crazy forest ( modern Turkish , Deli orman) and, by extension, "thick and shadowy forest" in the Cuman language . It can be encountered in other toponyms, such as the Turkish name of

45-512: Is a county ( județ ) of Romania , in Muntenia , with the capital city at Pitești . At the 2021 census , the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was 83.1/km (215.1/sq mi). At the 2011 census , it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89.2/km (231.2/sq mi). This county has a total area of 6,862 km (2,649 sq mi). The landforms can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In

60-597: Is very rich. Many Romanian personalities have been born here, some of them later describing the life in a village in a very picturesque way. Also, the area was one of the places where the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 unfolded. The main tourist destinations are: The Teleorman County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition: Teleorman County has 3 municipalities, 2 towns and 92 communes Natives of Teleorman County include: Historically,

75-669: The Dacia Renault car plant, and at Câmpulung the ARO plant. The predominant industries in the county are: Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for the Cernavodă Nuclear Electric Power Plant . On the Argeș River there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants,

90-594: The Ludogorie Plateau in northeastern Bulgaria, Deliorman . In 2021, the county had a population of 323,544 and the population density was 55.88/km (144.73/sq mi). Teleorman County has a total area of 5,790 square kilometres (2,240 sq mi). Two distinctive elements can be found: Beside the Danube, the main river crossing the county is the Olt River which flows into the Danube close to

105-554: The county was located in the southern part of Greater Romania , in the southwestern part of the historical region of Muntenia . Its capital was Turnu Măgurele . The county was bordered on the west by the counties Romanați County and Olt County , to the north by Argeș County , to the east by Vlașca County , and in the south across the Danube River by the Kingdom of Bulgaria . Its territory coincides in large part with that of

120-457: The most impressive being the Vidraru power plant and dam. The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and the south is suited for cereal crops. The main tourist destinations are: The Argeș County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition: Argeș County has 3 cities, 4 towns, and 95 communes: The county

135-808: The north side there are the mountains, from the Southern Carpathians group – the Făgăraș Mountains with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m), Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vânătoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering the region, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains . Between them there is a pass towards Brașov , the Rucăr–Bran Pass . The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m (2,600 ft), crossed with very deep valleys. In

150-575: The population was 99.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, as well as other minorities. In 1930, the county's urban population was 26,341 inhabitants, comprising 90.4% Romanians, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1.1% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.0% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Jewish, 0.7% Reformed, 0.7% Lutheran, as well as other minorities. Teleorman County Teleorman County ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtele.orman] )

165-458: The present county. The county was originally divided into five administrative districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, the county established three more districts: The county contained four urban communes: Turnu Măgurele , Alexandria , Roșiorii de Vede , and Zimnicea . According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 347,294 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 98.1% Romanians, 1.4% Romanies, as well as other minorities. From

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180-420: The south by the counties Teleorman and Vlașca . The county was originally (to 1925) divided administratively into five districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, Plasa Uda was divided into two districts, and some territory was transferred from Plasa Oltul: According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 257,378 inhabitants, out of which 97.6% were ethnic Romanians. From the religious point of view,

195-652: The south there is the northern part of the Wallachian Plain . The main river that crosses the county is the Argeș River in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. In the south the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River . The county is one of the most industrialized counties in Romania . There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants at Mioveni –

210-571: The village of Islaz . Other important rivers are: the Vedea River , the Teleorman River , and the Călmățui River . The predominant industries in the county are: Agriculture is the main occupation in the county. Both extensive agriculture, and small scale — vegetables and fruits for the Bucharest markets — is practiced. The area is well suited for irrigations. The county doesn't have many spectacular attractions, but its cultural folk heritage

225-487: Was located in the central-southern part of the Greater Romania , in the western part of the historic Muntenia region. Its territory comprised a large part of the current county, and a piece of the western part of the present Vâlcea County . It was bordered on the west by the counties of Olt and Vâlcea, to the north by the counties Făgăraș and Sibiu , to the east by the counties Muscel and Dâmbovița , and to

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