Curtea de Argeş
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| County | Argeş County | ||
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| Status | Municipality | ||
| Mayor | Gheorghe Nicuţ, National Liberal Party, since 2004 | ||
| Population (2004) | 32.500 | ||
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Curtea de Argeş is a city in Romania, situated on the right bank of the Argeş River, where it flows through a valley of the lower Carpathians (the Făgăraş Mountains), on the railway from Piteşti to the Turnu Roşu Pass. It is part of the Argeş County.
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[edit] History
The city is one of the oldest in Romania. According to tradition it was founded early in the 14th century by Prince Radu Negru, succeeding Câmpulung as capital of Wallachia. Hence its name Curtea (The Court).
The city is the site of several medieval churches (among them the Curtea de Argeş Cathedral) having been a bishopric since the close of the 18th century.
Another important church is the Biserica Domnească (Royal Church) built by Mircea cel Bătrân, completely renovated in 2003-2004. It resembles a stone fortress, connected through catacombs to a guard tower on a nearby hill. Ruins of the Prince's Palace Complex are still visible. It is mentioned in Alexandru Odobescu's Doamna Chiajna.
[edit] Famous persons
- Urmuz, avant-garde short-story writer
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