Merişani

Merişani
Merişani
—  Commune  —
The Romanian Railways station in Merişani, built 1898
Country  Romania
County Argeş County
Population (2002)[1] 4,428
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Merişani is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Borleşti, Brăteasca, Capu Piscului, Crâmpotani, Dobrogostea, Malu Vânăt, Merişani, Vărzaru and Vâlcelele. The last village is many times wrote Vâcele or Vîlcele and many people tend to devide it into two villages.

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History

Humans existed in the aria that now belongs to the commune since Neolithic[2]. In the Middle Ages, the oldest written evidence is from 1428[3]. The church in Vărzaru village was built around 1620[4].

Location

The commune is situated in the centre of Argeş County, at about 15 km from Piteşti and 25 km to Curtea de Argeş[5].

Geography

The commune is on the valley of the Argeş River, in a hilly region called Platforma Argeşului (in English, the Argeş Platform), part of the Getic Plateau[6]. The climate is temperate, with frequent rains. Winters are usually cold, with plenty of snow, while summers have a moderate heat[7].

Demographics

The official data from the 2002 Census[8] shows that the total population is of 4428 persons. The majority are Romanians (4252 or 96%). The second ethnic group are the Gipsy - Roma People (171 or 4%). There are 5 people with other nationalities. However, the representants of the Gipsy community[9] say that the Gipsy population is over 1200 persons.

Transportation

The main way to get ot Merişani is by car. There are a national road and several county roads[10]. The railway is the other access way, but trains are very rare[11].

Economy

There are local resources, like oil[12], forests[13] and large lakes[14]. There is also a camp that could help touristic development[15].

Merişani is considered, however, the poorest commune in the county[16].

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