Găești Explained

Type:town
County:Dâmbovița
Official Name:Găești
Leader Name:Grigore Gheorghe[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:44.7194°N 25.3197°W
Elevation:190
Area Total:22.8
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:135200
Area Code:(+40) 02 45

Găești (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ɡəˈ(j)eʃtʲ/) is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,583 as of 2021.

History

The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (boyars) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their name was Găești.

It was first mentioned on 19 July 1498 during the rule of Radu cel Mare, the son of Vlad Călugărul, who donated the land around Găești to the Monastery of Râncăciov. In 1807, most of the buildings of Găești were destroyed by a fire, then in 1812, it was hit by the plague.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Găești had a population of 12 583.[2] At the census conducted in 2011, the town had 13,317 inhabitants, the majority of whom were Romanians (93.41%), with a minority of Roma (1.71%); for 4.68% of the population, the ethnicity was unknown. Most of the inhabitants are Orthodox (93.97%).

Economy

Arctic S.A. company is headquartered in the town.

Natives

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 8 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.