Periș
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Peris (disambiguation).
| Periş | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Periş | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′N 26°1′E / 44.683°N 26.017°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Ilfov County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 7,151 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Periş is a commune in the far northwestern corner of Ilfov county, Romania. The population of Periş, in 2002, was 7,151, with a total of 2,800 households (average household size—2.6 persons). In Romanian, its name means "a place where pear trees grow". The commune is composed of three villages: Bălteni, Buriaş and Periş. It used to include Brătuleşti and Cocioc villages, until these were absorbed by other villages in the commune.
Geography
The surface area of the commune is 77.97 km², and its altitude ranges from 105 to 137 m above sea level.
History
It was the site of the Battle of Periş, on August 24, 1546, where Mircea the Shepherd launched a surprise attack on the boyars opposing his rule and greatly decimated them.
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.