Type: | town |
County: | Gorj |
Tismana | |
Subdivisions: | Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, Vânăta |
Leader Name: | Narcis-Petre Remetea[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.0506°N 22.9489°W |
Elevation Min: | 198 |
Elevation Max: | 1946 |
Area Total: | 307.7879 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 217495 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 53 |
Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers ten villages: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, and Vânăta.
During the Byzantine period, Tismana was a major center of hesychasm when Nicodemus of Tismana built a monastery in Tismana during the 1300s.[2]
At the 2021 census, Tismana has a population of 6,359.[3] This marked a decrease from the 2011 census, when the population was 6,862, and from 2002, when it was 7,894.