Scornicești (Romanian pronunciation: [skorniˈtʃeʃtʲ]) is a town in Olt County, Romania, with a population of 10,795. The town administers 13 villages (Bălțați, Bircii, Chițeasca, Constantinești, Jitaru, Mărgineni-Slobozia, Mihăilești-Popești, Mogoșești, Negreni, Piscani, Rusciori, Șuica, and Teiuș) and has a total area of 170 km2 (66 sq mi), being the locality with the largest area in the county of Olt, surpassing even its capital, Slatina. Scornicești is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Scornicești | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Olt County | |
  Scornicești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′42″N 24°32′49″E / 44.59500°N 24.54694°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Olt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Daniel Tudor[1] (PNL) |
Area | 168.77 km2 (65.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 10,795 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 235600 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 49 |
| Vehicle reg. | OT |
| Website | www |
History
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13,998 | — |
| 2002 | 13,751 | −1.8% |
| 2011 | 11,766 | −14.4% |
| 2021 | 10,795 | −8.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Scornicești was the birthplace of communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu, who lived there until the age of 11, when he left for Bucharest to become a shoemaker. During his dictatorship, Ceaușescu wanted to make Scornicești a "model town" to house the newly created "Socialist Man". Consequently, in 1988, he began his plan by demolishing the traditional village houses and replacing them with apartment buildings, and changed the town's status from "village" to "city" (however, the bulldozers did not destroy Ceaușescu's birth home, which is now one of the local attractions - see on WikiMapia).
Ceaușescu also built a large stadium (with a capacity of 18,000[3] spectators) for the local football team, FC Olt, which, with the help of the Ceaușescus, was promoted to Divizia A. Nowadays, the team plays in the Olt County Championship.
The Scornicești Solar Park power system of solar panels is located in the town.[4]
Natives
edit- Radu Băldescu (1888–1953), major general during World War II
- Ion Barbu (born 1977), footballer
- Marin Ceaușescu (1916–1989), economist and diplomat, the older brother of Nicolae
- Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), communist politician, general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last communist leader of Romania
- Valentin Coșereanu (born 1991), footballer
- Emil Dică (born 1982), footballer
References
edit- (in Romanian) Florian Bichir, "Scornicești, oaza de capitalism", Evenimentul Zilei, 25 January 2004
- (in Romanian) Alex Nedea, Catalin Pruteanu, "Scornicești, again a village", Jurnalul Național, 21 July 2005
Notes
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "City Council homepage in Romanian". Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "O singură firmă face curent de la Soare în România". Money (in Romanian). 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
External links
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Media related to Scornicești at Wikimedia Commons