Tomșani, Vâlcea

Tomşani is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Romania, about 43 km from Râmnicu Vâlcea and 5 km from Horezu. It is composed of eight villages: Bălţăţeni, Bogdăneşti, Chiceni, Dumbrăveşti, Foleştii de Jos, Foleştii de Sus, Mireşti and Tomşani.

Agriculture is the main source of income. There are special traditions which have been well preserved.

Neighbours

• Costeşti and Horezu to the north.
• Pietrari and Păuşeşti to the east.
• Măldărești and Oteșani to the west.
• Frâncești to the south.

History

A 1453 document attests the existence of the village of Foleştii de Sus, while a 1536 one mentions the villages of Tomşani and Bogdăneşti.

Historical monuments

• "Three Holy Hierarchs" Church in Foleştii de Jos, built in 1767
• "Blessed Paraskevi" Church in Foleştii de Sus, built in 1757
• "Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" Church in Baltăţeni, built in 1773–1774

Geography

View from Foleştii de Jos village

The Bistriţa River, a tributary of the Olt River, passes through the commune from north to south. The topography of the area is made of the sub-Carpathian hills; the commune is at an altitude of about 650 m.

Economy

Unlike the majority of the Romanian countryside, collectivisation under Communism did not seriously affect Tomşani, with most farmers retaining their land. Most residents work in agriculture, particularly hay, fruit and apiculture.

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)

Vâlcea County, Romania Cities Râmnicu Vâlcea (county seat) Drăgășani Towns Băbeni Bălcești Băile Govora Băile Olănești Berbești Brezoi Călimănești Horezu Ocnele Mari Communes Alunu Amărăști Bărbătești Berislăvești Boișoara Budești Bujoreni Bunești Câineni Cernișoara Copăceni Costești Crețeni Dăești Dănicei Diculești Drăgoești Fârtățești Făurești Frâncești Galicea Ghioroiu Glăvile Golești Grădiștea Gușoeni Ionești Lăcusteni Lădești Laloșu Lăpușata Livezi Lungești Măciuca Mădulari Malaia Măldărești Mateești Mihăești Milcoiu Mitrofani Muereasca Nicolae Bălcescu Olanu Orlești Oteșani Păușești Păușești-Măglași Perișani Pesceana Pietrari Popești Prundeni Racovița Roești Roșiile Runcu Sălătrucel Scundu Sinești Șirineasa Slătioara Stănești Ștefănești Stoenești Stoilești Stroești Șușani Sutești Tetoiu Titești Tomșani Vaideeni Valea Mare Vlădești Voicești Voineasa Zătreni

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