Type: | commune |
County: | Argeș |
Bascov | |
Leader Name: | Gheorghe Stancu[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 44.9°N 73°W |
Elevation: | 423 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 117045 |
Area Code: | 0248 |
Bascov is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bascov, Brăileni, Glâmbocu, Mica, Prislopu Mic, Schiau, Uiasca, and Valea Ursului.
The commune lies on the, an area of foothills leading up to the Southern Carpathians. It is located northwest of Pitești, on the river Bascov, as it discharges into the Argeș.
The Liga III football club ACS Unirea Bascov is located here.
A massacre took place in Bascov in August 2022, when five members of the same family were killed by a relative.[2]