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Craiova

County	Dolj County
Status	County capital
Mayor	Antonie Solomon, Democratic Party, since 2004
Area	81.4 km²
Population (2002)	302,601 (2002 census)[1] 297,291 (as of July 1, 2004)[2] Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Image File history File links Coa_craiova_ro. ... Image File history File links Craiova_in_Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania. ... Dolj is a county (judeţ) in the Southern Romania, in South-Western Wallachia region, in the South of Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Density	3,717 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates	44°20′N 23°49′E
Web site	http://www.primariacraiova.ro/

Craiova (/kra'jo.va/) is a Romanian city, the capital of the county of Dolj, situated near the East bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a long time political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest. Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Dolj is a county (judeÅ£) in the Southern Romania, in South-Western Wallachia region, in the South of Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). ... This article is about the Romanian river Jiu. ... Map of Romania with Oltenia highlighted Oltenia or Lesser Wallachia is a historical province of Romania. ... Southern Carpathians (also called Transylvanian Alps; in Romanian: Carpaţii Meridionali) are located between the Prahova river in the east and the Timiş river and Cerna river in the west. ... The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2005) 2,064,000[1] Density 8,443 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www1. ...

History

Craiova, which occupied the site of the Dacian and Roman city Pelendava, was formerly the capital of Oltenia. Its ancient bans, the highest ranking boyars of the Wallachian state, initially those of the Craioveşti family. The bans had the right of minting coins stamped with their own effigies - the origin of the Romanian word ban as used for coins. Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, named by the ancient Greeks Getae, was a large district of Southeastern Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa, on the east by the Tyras or Nistru, now... The provinces of the Roman Empire in 120, with Dacia highlighted. ... Ban is a title of either Avar or Illyrian origin, the title was used in some states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. ... A boyar (also spelt bojar; Romanian: boier) was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Ruthenian (Russian) and Romanian aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the 10th through the 17th century. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... The CraioveÅŸti, later BrâncoveneÅŸti, were a boyar family in Wallachia who gave the country several of its Princes and held the title of Ban of Oltenia (whether of Strehaia or Craiova) for ca. ... A mint is a facility which manufactures coins for currency. ... The effigy of John Gower in Southwark Cathedral, London. ... For the Moldovan currency, see Moldovan leu. ...

In 1395 Craiova was probably the scene of a victory won by the Wallachian Prince Mircea I of Wallachia over Bayezid I, Sultan of the Ottomans (see Battle of Rovine). Below is the list of Wallachian rulers, since the first mentioned until the unification with Moldavia in 1859. ... Mircea the Elder Wallachia under Mircea cel Bătrân, c. ... Bayezid I (Ottoman: بايزيد اول, Modern Turkish: Beyazıt, nicknamed Yıldırım (Ottoman: ییلدیرم), the Thunderbolt; Arabic: بايزيد الأول; ca 1354–1403) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. ... The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, ErtuÄŸrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ...

Frequently referred to as "a city" after the first half of the 16th century, the Craiova area was always regarded as an important economic region of Wallachia and Romania at large. During the 1718-1737 Habsburg occupation of Oltenia, Craiova's status declined due to economic pressures and increased centralism, partly leading to an increase in hajduk actions, in parallel with protests of Craiovan boyars. In 1761, under Prince Constantine Mavrocordatos, the bans relocated to Bucharest, leaving behind kaymakams to represent them in Craiova. The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... A government in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which local governments are subject. ... Hajduk (or haiduk, haiduc, hayduck, hayduk) is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans. ... Constantine Mavrocordatos (February 27, 1711-November 23, 1769) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μαυροκορδάτος, Romanian: Constantin Mavrocordat ) was Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia at several intervals. ... Kaymakam (Turkish term; also rendered as kaimakam) was the Ottoman title used by provincial governors. ...

Under Prince Emanuel Giani Ruset, Wallachia's seat was moved to Craiova (1770-1771), viewed as a place of refuge during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774. A large part of the city was burned down by the rebel pasha Osman Pazvantoğlu in 1800. Emanuel or Manolache Giani Ruset was a Prince of Wallachia (May 1770 - October 1771), and Prince of Moldavia (May 11, 1788 - October 1788). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish: paÅŸa; originally from Persian padshah or padeshah meaning king or from Turkish bash head, chief [1]) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals. ... Osman PazvantoÄŸlu (also spelled Osman Passvan-Oglou or Pasvanoglu, Pazvan Oglu/OÄŸlu; 1758—January 27, 1807, Vidin) was an ethnic Bosniak Ottoman pasha, a governor of the Vidin district after 1794, and, eventually, a rebel against Ottoman rule. ...

During the Wallachian uprising of 1821, inhabitants of the present-day Dolj County joined Tudor Vladimirescu's Pandurs in great numbers, contributing to the expedition on Bucharest. During the first two decades of the 19th century, Craiova witnessed economic prosperity, centered on handicraft trades and public services. During Imperial Russian occupation and the early stages of Organic Statute rules (1828-1834), the city increased its economic output; in 1832 there were 595 shops, 197 made of which were barracks and 398 were houses built of brick. At the time, Craiova exported wheat, furs, leather, live animals and other products into the Austrian and Ottoman Empires. The Wallachian uprising of 1821 was an uprising in Wallachia (a region of Romania) which happened in 1821. ... Dolj is a county (judeÅ£) in the Southern Romania, in South-Western Wallachia region, in the South of Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). ... Tudor Vladimirescu (1780, Vladimiri - 27 May 1821 Târgovişte) was a Romanian revolutionary hero and the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821. ... Pandurs were a non-linear (irregular) army, whose main objective was to assassinate enemy officers, conduct guerrilla warfare, and to fight in extended formations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Applied art. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... The National Assembly of Wallachia in 1837 Regulamentul Organic (Romanian name, translated as Organic Statute or Organic Regulation; French: Règlement Organique, Russian: Oрганический регламент, Organichesky reglament)[1] was a quasi-constitutional organic law enforced in 1831–1832 by the Imperial Russian authorities in Moldavia and Wallachia (the two Danubian Principalities... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI...

Costache Romanescu, a citizen of Craiova, was among the leaders of the Provisoral Government during the 1848 Wallachian revolution. Wallachia's last two rulers, Gheorghe Bibescu and Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei, came from an important boyar family residing in Craiova – the Bibescu family. Gheorghe Bibescu (1804-1873), was a hospodar (Prince) of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848. ... Barbu Dimitrie Åžtirbei (1796 ? - Nice, 1869) was a hospodar of Wallachia twice, between 1848-1853 and 1854-1856, member of the Bibescu boyar family. ...

Around 1860, there were 4,633 buildings in Craiova, which were comprised of 3,220 houses, 26 churches, 11 schools, and 60 factories and workshops. In all, the city also housed about 90 industrial establishments, of which 12 were mills, 3 beer factories, 2 gas and oil factories, 4 tanning yards and 2 printing presses; 57% of the total number of craftsmen of Dolj County lived in Craiova (1,088 craftsmen, 687 journeymen and 485 apprentices). Tanning is the process of conversion of putrescible skin into non putrescible leather. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ... Dolj is a county (judeţ) in the Southern Romania, in South-Western Wallachia region, in the South of Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). ... // A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. ... Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled crafts practitioners, which is still popular in some countries. ...

The period following the Independence War was a time of economic and cultural progress. As a result, at the end of the 19th century, the city of Craiova, with its 40,000 inhabitants, had developed small factories (producing chemicals, farming utilities, and construction materials) and textile factories. On October 26, 1896, the Craiova power station entered service (with AEG equipments working at 310 CP, supplying 365 streetlights on 39 streets, forming a 30 km-long network); Craiova was the first city in the country to be supplied with electric power by internal combustion engines. Combatants Russia, Romania Ottoman Empire The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in the Russian goal of gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea and liberating the Orthodox Christian Slavic peoples of the Balkan Peninsula (Bulgarians, Serbians) from the Islamic-ruled Ottoman Empire. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Oil power plant in Iraq A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... AEG volt-metre designed by Peter Behrens AEG (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft) (English Translation: General Electricity Company) was a German producer of electronics and electrical equipment. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 1900, Craiova had 43.1% of the industrial units of Oltenia; these numbered 924 industrial companies (including 20 large industrial establishments, employing 1,078 workers). The number of large industrial establishments rose to 40 by 1925. Banking also developed at the beginning of the 20th century (when 6 banks and 2 exchange offices were already operating). Map of Romania with Oltenia highlighted Oltenia or Lesser Wallachia is a historical province of Romania. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ...

In the interwar period, Craiova, as the center of an agricultural region, experienced little further industrialization; the number of industrial workers remained comparatively small. In 1939, Craiova had 7 industrial units with over 100 workers: the cloth industry companies Oltenia and Scrisul Românesc were well-known all over the country and abroad.

After ca. 1960, under the Communist regime, the city become a noted center for the automotive and engine building industries, as well as for aerospace manufacturing, chemical industry, food industry, construction, electrical engineering, mining industry, and the electrical power industry. The Soviets pressed for inclusion of Romanias heretofore negligible Communist Party in the post-war government, while non-communist political leaders were steadily eliminated from political life. ... Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Engine tuning or engine building is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, either in terms of power output or economy. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Chemical tanks in Lillebonne, France Chemical industry includes those industries involved in the production of petrochemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, paints, oleochemicals etc. ... The food industry is the complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population. ... In large construction projects, such as skyscrapers, cranes are essential. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric company redirects here. ...

After the 1989 Revolution brought the reestablishment of a free market and decentralization in overall management, several industries became subject to privatization,while the market opened itself to private initiatives. Industry, although affected by economic changes, remains an important branch, representing ca. 70% of Craiova's output. Combatants Communist Romania Ad hoc local Romanian militias Commanders Nicolae CeauÅŸescu Various independent militia leaders Casualties 1,104 deaths The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of riots and fighting in late December of 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae CeauÅŸescu. ... A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Population

The municipality of Craiova has a population of 302,601 (Census 2002). Ethnic composition:

• Romanians: 292,487 (96.66%)
• Hungarians: 218 (0.07%)
• Germans: 173 (0.06%)
• Serbs: 34 (0.01%)
• Roma: 8.820 (2.91%)
• Italians: 178 (0.06%)
• Greeks: 188 (0.06%)
• Ukrainians: 32 (0.01%)

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Economy

During the post-Revolution period, telecommunication services, banking and insurance, management consulting (CDIMM, Romanian-American Center) began expanding. The number of joint ventures and the value of invested capital at county level have increased to large numbers — Dolj County being the first in respect to these aspects.^{[citation needed]} According to total vested interest values, South-Korean companies rank first, with the Daewoo Automobile Romania plant; they are followed by businesses from Italy, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Israel and other nations. 1989 marked the Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. ... Management consulting (sometimes also called strategy consulting) refers to both the practice of helping companies to improve performance through analysis of existing business problems and development of future plans, as well as to the firms that specialize in this sort of consulting. ... Dolj is a county (judeÅ£) in the Southern Romania, in South-Western Wallachia region, in the South of Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population: 314,437). ... Motto: None (Unofficial: Broadly benefit humankind also translated as Devotion to the welfare of humanity) Anthem: Aegukga (Patriotic Hymn) Capital (and largest city) Seoul Official languages Korean Government Semi-presidential republic  - President Roh Moo-hyun  - Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Establishment  - Gojoseon October 3, 2333 BCb   - Liberation declared March 1... Oltcit logo The Oltcit (IPA: /olt. ...

Of the working population (about 110,000 persons), 38% are employed in industry, 15% in trade and repair services, 10% in transport and storage, 8% in education, 5.7% in the medical field.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

A city bus in Craiova, running on route 6

The public transportation in Craiova consists of 3 trolley tram lines and 17 bus lines. It is operated by the Regia Autonomă de Transport Craiova (RAT Craiova), a corporation ran by City Hall. A ticket for one travel is around 0.5€. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 515 KB) City bus in Craiova, Romania (BMC type) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Craiova Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 515 KB) City bus in Craiova, Romania (BMC type) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Craiova Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Trolley poles are usually tapered cylindrical poles of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from a live overhead wire to the control and propulsion equipment of a trolley car, tram or trolley bus. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ...

Craiova is also a major railway center and is connected to all other major Romanian cities, as well as local destinations, through the national Căile Ferate Române network. Check the national railway timetable for an appropriate connection. The CFR headquarters in Bucharest, Romania Căile Ferate Române (Romanian Railways, abbreviated as CFR) is the official designation of the state railway carrier of Romania. ...

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The city is served by the Craiova Airport. Craiova Airport is located in south-western part of Romania, near the Craiova municipality, one of Romanias largest cities. ...

Landmarks

Nicolae Romanescu Park

• Madona Dudu Church - built between 1750 and 1756, renovated in 1844, after being destroyed by an 1831 earthquake. Murals were completed by Gheorghe Tattarescu.
• Dumitru.jpg St. Demetrius Church
• The Church of Coşuna Monastery - the oldest building preserved in Craiova, dating from 1483.
• Băniei House - the oldest non-religious building that exists in Craiova, dating from 1699. Today it hosts the Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art.
• Craiova Art Museum - the building that houses the museum was built in 1896, following the plans of the French architect Paul Gotereau. Its main attraction is the art gallery dedicated to Constantin Brancusi, exhibiting six of his early sculptures (including variants of his best-known works): The Kiss (1907), Vitellius (1898), Woman Torso (1909), The Vainglory (1905), Boy's Head (1906), Miss Pogany (1902).
• Museum of Oltenia - founded in 1915 and divided into three sections: ethnography, history and natural science. The collection is based on donations made in 1908.
• Nicolae Romanescu Park - the largest and most well-known park in Craiova. Through the initiative of Nicolae P. Romanescu, the mayor of Craiova at that time, the park was designed by French architect Émile Rendont. Plans for the park were awarded the gold medal at the 1900 World Fair; work began in 1901 and was completed in 1903.
• Botanical Garden - The garden was laid out by the botanist Alexandru Buia and was opened in 1952. The main purpose of the garden was to facilitate the students' activities and research for the academic staff of the Agriculture and Horticulture Faculties of the University of Craiova. The Botanical Garden is organized in six areas: plant systematics, floral provinces of the globe, cultivated plants, seed beds, phyto-geography of the Oltenia region, and a greenhouse.
• Jiu Meadow

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Education

Carol I National College

First school in Craiova was founded in 1759 by Constantin Obedeanu. In the spring of 1826 Obedeanu's school takes the name Şcoala Naţională de Limba Română which means National School of Romanian Language. This is the second Romanian high school after Saint Sava high school in Bucharest (founded in 1818). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Primary Schools

• Obedeanu School
• Traian School

High Schools

• Carol I High School (former Nicolae Balcescu high school).
• Fratii Buzesti High School

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• University of Craiova
• University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova

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Sport

• FC Universitatea Craiova - a Liga I football club

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Natives

• Constantin Argetoianu, former Prime Minister of Romania
• Corneliu Baba, famous painter
• Gheorghe Bibescu, former (Prince) of Wallachia
• Adrian Cioroianu
• Constantin Coandă, former Prime Minister of Romania
• Nicolae Coculescu
• George Constantinescu, Romanian scientist, engineer and inventor
• Grigore Gabrielescu
• Dimitrie Gerota
• Titu Maiorescu, former Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of Romania
• Jean Negulesco, film director and screenwriter
• Petrache Poenaru, inventor of the world's first fountain pen
• Eduard Prugovečki
• Constantin Sănătescu, former Prime Minister of Romania
• Francisc Şirato, famous painter
• Nicolae Titulescu, the only politician from the world which was president of the League of Nations by two times:1930 and 1931
• Ion Ţuculescu, famous painter;
• Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen, Romanian engineer who pioneered the field of telegraphy and telephony
• Varujan Vosganian

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Politics

The Craiova Municipal Council, elected in the 2004 local government elections, is made up of 27 councillors, with the following party composition:

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Sister cities

• Kuopio
• Nanterre
• Shiyan
• Skopje
• Vratza
• Lyon
• Uppsala

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References

• Istoria Craiovei, Editura Scrisul Românesc, 1977
• Florea Firan, Alexandru Firescu, Craiova , Ghidul oraşului, Editura Sport-Turism, 1982
• Documentare statistică privind evoluţia economică şi socială a municipiului Craiova, Dolj County Statistical Office, 1992

External links

• Official site
• (Romanian) Census 2002: Craiova
• University of Craiova
• University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
• Musical Fountain of Craiova

Notes