Răcari

Racari ( until 1911 Podul Bărbierului ) is a town in Dâmboviţa county in the Great Wallachia in Romania.

Location

Racari is the Wallachian Plain. The district capital Targoviste is located about 40 km north-west, the country's capital, Bucharest, 35 km southeast.

History

Racari in 1725 first mentioned. The place has long been a rural character; Moreover, he was about in the middle between Bucharest and Targoviste, the then two most important cities of Wallachia. This has favored the development of trade. 1948 Racari was declared a town, but this status was withdrawn two years later. From the 1950s until 1968 the location within the former administrative divisions of Romania was the seat of a Rajons. Since 2005 Racari is again a city.

The main industries are agriculture, metal and wood processing, textile production.

Population

1930 lived on the territory of today's about 3,000 people. As of the 2002 census, 6,892 inhabitants were registered in the city, among which were 6,741 Romanians, 147 Roma, Romania, three German and a Jew. About 2,500 lived in Racari itself, the other in the seven incorporated villages.

Traffic

Racari lies on the railway line Bucureşti - Pitesti Craiova; the bus stop is located in the district Ghergani. In both directions daily drive about eight commuter trains. Through the city along the national road (drum National) DN leads 71 of Tartasesti to Sinaia.

Attractions

• Sf. Nicolae (1812 )
• Church Buna Vestire (1845 )
• Church Nasterea Maicii Domnului (1828 ) in the district Colacu
• Sf. Nicolae ( 1772) in the district Ghimpaţi
• Ion Ghica Park

Died in Racari

• Ion Ghica (1816-1897), Romanian Prime Minister