5-518: Dumbrăveni is a commune located in Vrancea County , Romania . It is composed of four villages: Alexandru Vlahuță, Cândești, Dragosloveni, and Dumbrăveni. During the interwar period , the commune was named Plăinești and was the headquarters of plasa Marginea de Sus, in Râmnicu Sărat County . From 1948 to 1964, during the rule of Communist dictator Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej , the commune
10-437: A commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune
15-662: Is administered by a mayor ( primar in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to the European Union's level 2 local administrative unit (LAU). Florești , in Cluj County , is the largest commune in Romania by population, with over 22,000 inhabitants. Bistra , in Alba County , is
20-556: The south. This Vrancea County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Commune in Romania A commune ( comună in Romanian ) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county . Urban areas , such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality . In principle,
25-417: Was called Generalisimul Suvorov , after Alexander Suvorov , the 18th-century Russian general who won several battles in the area. Dumbrăveni lies in a hilly area of southern Vrancea County, on the banks of the river Râmna . It is traversed by national road DN2 , which connects the county seat, Focșani , 18 km (11 mi) to the north, to Râmnicu Sărat , Buzău County , 20 km (12 mi) to
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