Muscel County is a former first-order administrative district of Romania. It was located in the southern central part of Greater Romania , in the northwestern part of the historic region of Muntenia . Its territory is now mostly part of Argeș County , while some communes ( Malu cu Flori , Pucheni and Văleni-Dâmbovița ) now belong to Dâmbovița County . The county seat was Câmpulung .
16-476: The county was bordered on the west by Argeș County , to the north by the counties of Făgăraș and Brașov , and to the east by Dâmbovița County . In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Argeș , but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II 's regime – only to be abolished on 6 September 1950 by the Communist regime . Administratively, Muscel County
32-453: A large part of the current county, and a piece of the western part of the present Vâlcea County . It was bordered on the west by the counties of Olt and Vâlcea, to the north by the counties Făgăraș and Sibiu , to the east by the counties Muscel and Dâmbovița , and to the south by the counties Teleorman and Vlașca . The county was originally (to 1925) divided administratively into five districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, Plasa Uda
48-549: A population of 612,431 and the population density was 89.2/km (231.2/sq mi). This county has a total area of 6,862 km (2,649 sq mi). The landforms can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the Southern Carpathians group – the Făgăraș Mountains with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m), Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vânătoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering
64-554: Is about 28 kilometres (17 mi). An underground power station is situated in proximity of the lake, 104 metres (341 ft) deep under the Cetatuia massif. Its annual energy production 400 gigawatt-hours (1,400 TJ) in an average hydrological year. The installed turbine capacity is 220 megawatts (300,000 hp). On the right bank, on Plesa mount, one can find the statue 'Energia', representing Prometheus with lightnings in his hand, symbolising electricity. Situated between
80-712: The Argeș River in which almost all the other rivers coming from the mountains flow. In the south the main rivers are the Vedea River and the Teleorman River . The county is one of the most industrialized counties in Romania . There is one oil refinery and two automobile plants at Mioveni – the Dacia Renault car plant, and at Câmpulung the ARO plant. The predominant industries in
96-462: The Vidraru dam took five and a half years starting in 1960. For this achievement, it took 42 km of tunnel excavation through 1.768 million m3 of rock, of which about 1 million underground bands have 930,000 m3 of concrete of which 400,000 m3 underground and also were installed 6300 tonnes of electromechanical equipment. On Lake Vidraru, people can practice the extreme sport of bungee jumping . Only
112-464: The bottom of this lake . Vidraru Lake is a reservoir lake created in 1965 on the Arges River for Hydroelectricity production. It has 465 million cubic metres of water, with a length of 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) and a width of 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi), accumulating a total area of 870 hectares (8.7 km ; 3.4 sq mi) and maximum depth of 155 metres (509 ft). Its circumferences
128-583: The county are: Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south. Also there are a few coal mines and close to Mioveni there is a nuclear research and production facility making nuclear fuels for the Cernavodă Nuclear Electric Power Plant . On the Argeș River there are a great number of hydroelectric power plants, the most impressive being the Vidraru power plant and dam. The hillsides are well suited for wines and fruit orchards, and
144-455: The county seat, the town of Câmpulung, as of 1931. Arge%C8%99 County Argeș County ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ] ) is a county ( județ ) of Romania , in Muntenia , with the capital city at Pitești . At the 2021 census , the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was 83.1/km (215.1/sq mi). At the 2011 census , it had
160-473: The county's urban population was 13,868 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 95.4% Romanians, 1.2% Hungarians, 0.9% Romanies, 0.5% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 95.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Roman Catholic, 0.6% Reformed (Calvinist), 0.4% Evangelical (Lutheran), 0.3% Baptist, 0.2% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities. A paper factory ( Câmpulungul S. A. ) functioned within
176-510: The mountains of and at the exit of the Ghitu massif, the lake is alimented by the rivers Capra, Buda and several direct tributaries (River Lady, and Valsan Cernatul, Valea lui Stan and clear), with a total average alimentation flow of 5.5 cubic metres per second (190 cu ft/s). At completion, it was 8th most elevated artificial lake in Europe, and the 20th in the world. The construction of
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#1732887416357192-625: The region, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains . Between them there is a pass towards Brașov , the Rucăr–Bran Pass . The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m (2,600 ft), crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the Wallachian Plain . The main river that crosses the county is
208-504: The religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.0% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Jewish, 0.7% Reformed, 0.7% Lutheran, as well as other minorities. Vidraru Lake Vidraru ( Romanian : Lacul Vidraru ) is an artificial lake in Romania . It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Vidraru Dam on the Argeș River . It lies in the shadow of the Făgăraș Mountains . A village lies submerged at
224-479: The south is suited for cereal crops. The main tourist destinations are: The Argeș County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 34 counsellors, with the following party composition: Argeș County has 3 cities, 4 towns, and 95 communes: The county was located in the central-southern part of the Greater Romania , in the western part of the historic Muntenia region. Its territory comprised
240-535: Was divided into two districts, and some territory was transferred from Plasa Oltul: According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 257,378 inhabitants, out of which 97.6% were ethnic Romanians. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Jewish, as well as other minorities. In 1930, the county's urban population was 26,341 inhabitants, comprising 90.4% Romanians, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1.1% Germans, as well as other minorities. From
256-479: Was originally divided into two districts ( plăși ): Subsequently a third district was established: By 1938, the county was divided administratively into six districts: According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 149,797 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.1% Romanians, 2.3% Romanies, 0.2% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 99.3% Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities. In 1930,
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