Drăgăşani
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| County | Vâlcea County | ||
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| Status | Municipality | ||
| Mayor | Gheorghe Iordache, National Liberal Party, since 2000 | ||
| Population (2000) | 22,499 | ||
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| Web site | http://www.primariadragasani.ro/ | ||
Drăgăşani (IPA: [drə.gə'ʃanʲ], English archaic: Dragashan) is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea.
The city is of little commercial importance, but the vineyards on the neighboring hills produce some of the best Wallachian wines.
[edit] History
Drăgăşani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman Rusidava. On 19 June 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, the Ottomans routed the Filiki Eteria troops of Alexander Ypsilanti near the city in the battle of Drăgăşani (Battle of Dragashan).
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