Tomşani, Vâlcea
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| Tomşani | |
| Country |  Romania |
|---|---|
| County | Vâlcea County |
| Status | |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Pearcu Dumitru |
| Area | |
| - Total | 43.37 km² (16.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 4,188 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website: website | |
Tomşani is a commune located in the Vâlcea County, Romania, about 43km from Râmnicu Vâlcea. Agriculture is the main income source. There are special traditions which have been well preserved.
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[edit] Neighbours
- Costeşti and Horezu in the North.
- Pietrari and Păuşeşti in the East.
- Măldăreşti and Oteşani in the West.
- Frânceşti in the South.
[edit] History
First attesting documents: 1453— the village Foleştii de Sus; 1536— the villages Tomşani and Bogdăneşti.
Historical monuments
- "Sfinţii Trei Ierarhi" Church in Foleştii de Jos built in 1767
- "Cuvioasa Paraschiva" Church in Foleştii de Sus built in 1757
- "Sfinţii îngeri şi Sfinţii Arhangheli Mihail şi Gavril" Church in Baltăţeni built in 1773-1774
[edit] Administrative divisions
Tomşani is structured in eight villages:
- Tomşani
- Foleştii de Jos
- Bogdăneşti
- Chiceni
- Bălţăţeni
- Foleştii de Sus
- Dumbrăveşti
- Mireşti
[edit] Geography
Tomşani is a comune located in the Vâlcea County, Romania, about 43km from Râmnicu Vâlcea and 5Km from Horezu. The Bistriţa River an affluent of Olt River passes trough the commune from North to South. The topography of the area is made of the sub-carpathian hills.
[edit] Economy
Unlike the majority of the Romanian countryside Tomşani was not very affected by the communist expropriations most of the commune's population keeping the property over theirs lands. The Agriculture is the main income source, hay, fruit growing, Apiculture . According to (Census 2002) about 2850 from the population is involved in agriculture comparing to 200 in other fields The commune has about 4200 inhabitants, most of them working in agriculture and services.
[edit] Demographics
Age and sex population structure :
| Population by sex | Total Population | 0-14 | 15-18 | 19-23 | 24-35 | 36-50 | 51-60 | over 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 2124 | 245 | 106 | 261 | 373 | 460 | 419 | 260 |
| Female | 2064 | 253 | 105 | 205 | 360 | 461 | 437 | 243 |
| Total | 4148 | 498 | 211 | 466 | 733 | 921 | 856 | 503 |
Work force structure :
| % from active population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Active Population | 3576 | |
| Agriculture | 3050 | 85% |
| Unemployed | 326 | 9% |
| Employed | 200 | 5% |
[edit] Other info
Tomşani has easy access by road to the national and European system from the
- European route E81 (Bucharest - Râmnicu Vâlcea- Sibiu)
- DN 67 ( Râmnicu Vâlcea-Costeşti-Horezu)
- DJ 646 (DN 64- Băbeni- Frânceşti- Foleştii de Jos-Foleştii de Sus-Tomşani)
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