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Râmnicu Sărat

Coordinates: 45°22′48″N 27°3′36″E / 45.38000°N 27.06000°E / 45.38000; 27.06000
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Râmnicu Sărat
Municipality
Coat of arms of Râmnicu Sărat
Coat of arms
Location in Buzău County
Location in Buzău County
Râmnicu Sărat is located in Romania
Râmnicu Sărat
Râmnicu Sărat
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°22′48″N 27°3′36″E / 45.38000°N 27.06000°E / 45.38000; 27.06000
CountryRomania
CountyBuzău
Government
 • MayorSorin Cîrjan[1] (PSD)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
29,774
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BZ
Websitewww.primariermsarat.ro

Râmnicu Sărat (also spelled Rîmnicu Sărat, Romanian pronunciation: [ˌrɨmniku səˈrat], Template:Lang-de or Rebnick; Template:Lang-tr) is a city in Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It was first attested in a document of 1439, and raised to the rank of municipiu in 1994.

The city rises from a marshy plain, east of the Carpathians, and west of the cornlands of southern Moldavia. It lies on the left bank of the Râmnicul Sărat River. Salt and petroleum are worked in the mountains, and there is a considerable trade in agricultural produce and preserved meat.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1900 13,134—    
1912 14,496+10.4%
1930 15,007+3.5%
1948 19,267+28.4%
1956 19,095−0.9%
1966 22,336+17.0%
1977 28,689+28.4%
1992 41,405+44.3%
2002 38,805−6.3%
2011 31,256−19.5%
Source: Census data
  • 1900: 13,134 – of whom 1,500 were Jews[3]
  • 2011: 31,256

History

Râmnicu Sărat was the scene of battles between the Wallachians and Ottomans in 1634, 1434 and 1573.

It was also here that, in 1789 (during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792), an army of Imperial Russian and Habsburg troops, commanded by Alexander Suvorov, defeated the Ottoman forces in the Battle of Rymnik. For this victory, Suvorov was awarded the victory title of "Count of Rymnik" or "Rimniksky" (граф Рымникский) by empress Catherine the Great of Russia.

In 1854 the city was almost destroyed by fire and was rebuilt. From 1901 to 1963, the Râmnicu Sărat prison operated in the city.

Natives

  • The Râmnicu Sărat train station, designed by Anghel Saligny
    The Râmnicu Sărat train station, designed by Anghel Saligny
  • The battlefield
    The battlefield
  • Suvorov's monument near Focşani
    Suvorov's monument near Focşani
  • Suvorov's monument (detail)
    Suvorov's monument (detail)
  • Vlahuţă School
    Vlahuţă School
  • City Hall
    City Hall

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Râmnicu Sărat.
  1. ^ "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Râmnicu Sarat" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 877.


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