Drăgăşani

Drăgăşani
—  Municipality  —
From upper left: Prince Ştirbey Wine estate, City center and Central street of Drăgăşani, Celebration of Romania's National Day
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Drăgăşani Location of Drăgăşani
Coordinates: 44°39′40″N 24°15′38″E
Country	Romania
County	Vâlcea County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Cristian Nedelcu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	44,57 km2 (1,721 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	22,948
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariadragasani.ro/

Drăgăşani (Romanian pronunciation: [drəɡəˈʃanʲ], archaic English: Dragashan) is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is well known for the vineyards on the neighboring hills that produce some of the best Wallachian wines.

The city administers four villages: Capu Dealului, Valea Caselor, Zărneni and Zlătărei.

History

Drăgăşani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman Rusidava. On 19 June 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, the Ottomans routed the Filiki Eteria troops of Alexander Ypsilantis near the city in the Battle of Dragashani.

Population

• 1900: 4,398
• 2000: 22,499
• 2002: 20,948

Natives

• Mugur Isărescu
• Gib Mihăescu
• Radu Vasile
• Florin Costea