Râmnicu Vâlcea (population: 107,656) is a city in Vâlcea county, Romania. Administrative map of Romania with Vâlcea county highlighted Vâlcea is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Râmnicu Vâlcea (population: 119,581). ...

History

The area has been inhabited since Dacian and Roman times. In the Middle Ages, a fortress was built; during Matei Basarab and Constantin Brancoveanu, it became an important cultural center. It was here that the first paper mill and printing press in Romania were built. During the 1848 revolution, on July 29 "Desteapta-te, Romane!", the current national anthem of Romania, was sung for the first time. In the 1980s the town has been completely rebuilt in a style combining socialism-realism with local vernacular architecture. Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci or Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras (Dniester or Nistru... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Matei Basarab Matei Basarab was a Wallachian voivode between 1632 and 1654. ... Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654 - August 26, 1714) was prince of Wallachia between 1689 and 1710. ... International Paper Company:kraft paper mill Georgetown, South Carolina When built, this mill was the largest in the world A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Deşteaptă-te, române (Im a faggot Romanian!) is Romanias national anthem. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...