Turceni

Turceni is a town in Gorj County in Romania.

Location

Turceni is located in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, at the mouth of the river jilt in the Jiu ( Shield ). The district capital Târgu Jiu is located about 40 km north.

History

A settlement at the site of the present city named Câmpul Turcilor (such as " Turks field") is a document to prove since 1499; the first mention of the name Turceni was 1529th A year later, the Wallachian prince Vlad Înecatul confirmed to the monastery Tismana dominion over Turceni. 1569 is documented in an upper and a lower part of a division of the place; two noble families became owners of Turceni. 1634 was the monastery Tismana again rule over the entire village.

Since 1840 a ​​school is attested.

Until the agrarian reform in 1864 was the vast majority of residents from families of landless peasants. Even after the economic situation of the rural population remained difficult, so that residents Turcenis in 1907 involved in the peasant uprising in Romania.

During the First World War were 122 inhabitants of the present-day city.

In 1961 the arable land was collectivized. The long, country-style place changed its character by the onset of the Second World War industrialization. 1982 was a thermal power plant with a capacity of 2400 MW. This is one of the 30 largest CO2 emitters in the European Union. Also, a hydroelectric plant was built.

2004 Turceni received the status of a city.

Important economic activities are agriculture and trade except of energy.

Population

As of the 2002 census, lived in the town of 8,559 people, including 8,556 Romanians. 4,780 lived in Turceni, the other in the five incorporated towns.

Traffic

Turceni is located on the railway line opened in 1967 from Filiaşi after Târgu Jiu. In both directions currently operate (2009) daily about seven per commuter trains. In addition, bus services after Motru.

Attractions

• Stramba Church (1518-1620) in the district Stramba -Jiu
• Wooden church Sf. Ioan Botezătorul ( 1730)
• Stramba monastery (16th - 18th century) in the village of Stramba -Jiu