Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea [ rɨmniku vɨlt ͜ ʃe̯a ] ( old spelling Rimnicu Vîlcea; German outdated: Wultsch, older also: Königsberg ) is a city in Romania, located in the district of Vâlcea, whose capital it is, and had in 2007 approximately 111,000 inhabitants. It is located 175 km away from Bucharest and is considered one of the oldest settlements on the territory of today's Romania. Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated on the north - south line (Arad - Sibiu - Pitesti -Bucharest ), the second most important main connection Romania. The license plate is VL.
Place-name and location
The name has a Slavic ( Râmnicu = pond, small pond ) and a Latin ( Vâlcea = valley ) origin. He is the idyllic location of this city in the southernmost valley of the Southern Carpathians meet, which is surrounded to the south of on their wooded ridge. Nearby are resorts such as Călimăneşti, Băile Govora and Băile Olăneşti, as well as attractions such as, Masivul Cozia ' with the same monastery.
Through the city flows the Olt ( Old German, Latin Alutus ), a wide river and feed the Danube. He is dammed twice within the urban area and sends its power plants the necessary power for the emerging city. Another body of water that flows through the city, is the Olăneşti. Depending on the season, he is transformed into a raging waters or leisurely therefore flowing rivulet.
Geographically Râmnicu Vâlcea is one of southern Romania, Wallachia, the actual Romanian heartland. She was the starting point of the revolution of 1848, at the end was the unification of the Romanian countries ( Principality of Wallachia and Moldavia ). This event and the seal of the national anthem is thought at the historical site of the event in the city park Zavoy in the form of a monument.
Economy
Economically belonged Râmnicu Vâlcea long time the most important Romanian cities. Noteworthy were the only location in the south chemical and food industry ( Oltchim, Raureni ) and medium-sized shoe and furniture factories.
For several years, the city is considered a stronghold of the international online and credit card fraud and is often referred to in this context, with the nickname of hacker Ville. This trend manifests itself in the cityscape as the existence of more than two dozen Western Union branches and strong for Romanian relations dissemination German luxury cars.
Arts and Culture
- The Philharmonic Ion Dumitrescu
- The open air museum, situated next Vâlcea
- The Anton Pann - Museum
Sports
The most successful sports club in the city is the former CS Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea, whose handball team of the Women's 19 times Romanian champion and 14 - times Cup winners and 2007 was won the European Cup Winners' Cup and EHF Champions Trophy.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Laurentiu Branescu (* 1994), football player
- Florin Cheran ( b. 1947 ), football player
- Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819-1893), general and politician
- Victoraş Iacob ( born 1980 ), football player
- Marian- Jean Marinescu ( born 1952 ), politician
- Sergiu Radu ( b. 1977 ), football player
- Andreea Voicu (* 1996), football player
Pictures
Overlooks the Tudor Vladimirescu street
Statue of Liberty
The Anton Pann - Museum
Monument in the city park Zavoy