Râmnicu Sărat
| Râmnicu Sărat | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Râmnicu Sărat Location of Râmnicu Sărat | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′48″N 27°3′36″E / 45.38000°N 27.06000°ECoordinates: 45°22′48″N 27°3′36″E / 45.38000°N 27.06000°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Buzău County |
| Status | Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Viorel Holban[1] (National Liberal Party) |
| Population (2002)[2] | |
| • Total | 38,828 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.primariermsarat.ro |
Râmnicu Sărat (also spelled Rîmnicu Sărat, Romanian pronunciation: [ˌrɨmniku səˈrat], German: Rümnick or Rebnick; Turkish: Remnik) is a city in Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It was first attested in a document of 1439, and raised to the rank of municipiu in 1994.
The city rises from a marshy plain, east of the Carpathians, and west of the cornlands of southern Moldavia. It lies on the left bank of the Râmnicul Sărat River. Salt and petroleum are worked in the mountains, and there is a considerable trade in agricultural produce and preserved meat.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1900 | 13,134 | — |
| 1912 | 14,496 | +10.4% |
| 1930 | 15,007 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | 19,267 | +28.4% |
| 1956 | 19,095 | −0.9% |
| 1966 | 22,336 | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 28,689 | +28.4% |
| 1992 | 41,405 | +44.3% |
| 2002 | 38,805 | −6.3% |
| 2011 | 31,256 | −19.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
History
Râmnicu Sărat was the scene of battles between the Wallachians and Ottomans in 1634, 1434 and 1573.
It was also here that, in 1789 (during the Russo–Turkish War of 1787–1792), an army of Imperial Russian and Habsburg troops, commanded by Alexander Suvorov, defeated the Ottoman forces in the Battle of Rymnik. For this victory, Suvorov was awarded the victory title of "Count of Rymnik" or "Rimniksky" (граф Рымникский) by empress Catherine the Great of Russia.
In 1854 the city was almost destroyed by fire and was rebuilt. From 1901 to 1963, the Râmnicu Sărat prison operated in the city.
Natives
Gallery
The Râmnicu Sărat train station, designed by Anghel Saligny
The battlefield
Suvorov's monument near Focşani
Suvorov's monument (detail)
Vlahuţă School
City Hall
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Râmnicu Sărat. |
- ↑ "List of elected mayors at the 2008 local elections in Romania" (PDF) (in Romanian). Biroul Electoral Central. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "2002 census results for Râmnicu Sărat". Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ Enc.Britannica, 1911
