Drăgăşani
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| Drăgăşani | |
  Drăgăşani
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| Coordinates: 44°39′40″N 24°15′38″E / 44.66111°N 24.26056°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Vâlcea County |
| Status | Municipality |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Cristian Nedelcu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 22,499 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.primariadragasani.ro/ |
Drăgăşani (Romanian pronunciation: [drəɡəˈʃanʲ], archaic English: Dragashan) is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is well known for the vineyards on the neighboring hills that produce some of the best Wallachian wines.
[edit] History
Drăgăşani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman Rusidava. On 19 June 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, the Ottomans routed the Filiki Eteria troops of Alexander Ypsilantis near the city in the Battle of Dragashani.
[edit] Population
- 1900: 4,398.
- 2000: 22,499
[edit] Natives
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