Arges River
Encyclopedia
Argeș (ˈard͡ʒeʃ) is a river of Southern Romania
. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda
and Capra
in the Făgăraș Mountains
, in the Southern Carpathians
and flows into the Danube
at Oltenița
.
The main city on the Argeş is Piteşti
. Upstream, it is retained by the Vidraru Dam
, which has created Lake Vidraru
.
historian Herodotus
. The etymology of Argeş is not clear. Traditionally, it was considered that it's derived from the ancient name, through a reconstructed term, *Argessis. The capital of Dacian
leader Burebista
was named Argedava, but it appears that it has no link with the name for the river.
An alternate etymology derives the name of the river from a Pecheneg
word, transliterated into Romanian
as argiş (meaning "higher ground"). The earliest recorded variants of the name, referring to the city of Curtea de Argeş
(lit. "The Court on the Argeş"), also suggest a derivation from this word: Argyas (1369), Argies (1379), Arghiş (1427), the river probably taking the name of the city.
, Poienarii de Argeş
, Corbeni
, Rotunda, Albeştii de Argeş
, Curtea de Argeş
, Băiculeşti
, Merişani
, Bascov
, Piteşti
, Găeşti
, Bolintin-Deal
, Adunaţii-Copăceni
, and Olteniţa
.
, Valea cu Peşti
, Valea Lupului
, Limpedea
, Chiciura
, Valea Iaşului
, Vâlsan
, Valea Satului
, Râul Doamnei
, Râncaciov
, Cârcinov
, Budişteanca
, Sabar
, Câlnău
, Dâmboviţa
, Rasa
, and Luica
.
Its tributaries on the right are Capra
, Cumpăna
, Valea lui Stan
, Arefu
, Băneşti
, Valea Danului
, Tutana
, Schiau
, Bascov
, Neajlov
and Zboiul
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda
Buda River (Arges)
The Buda River is a headwater of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
and Capra
Capra River (Arges)
The Capra River is a headwater of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
in the Făgăraș Mountains
Fagaras Mountains
Făgăraș Mountains , are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania. The highest peaks are Moldoveanu , Negoiu , Viștea Mare , Lespezi , Vânătoarea lui Buteanu , and Dara .They are bordered in the north by the Făgăraș Depression, through which the Olt river flows, and in the west...
, in the Southern Carpathians
Southern Carpathians
The Southern Carpathians or the Transylvanian Alps are a group of mountain ranges which divide central and southern Romania, on one side, and Serbia, on the other side. They cover part of the Carpathian Mountains that is located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers...
and flows into the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
at Oltenița
Oltenita
Olteniţa is a city in Romania in the Călăraşi County on the left bank of the Argeş River where its waters reach the Danube through a network of streams and marshes.Oltenita stands just across the Danube from the Bulgarian city of Tutrakan.-History:...
.
The main city on the Argeş is Piteşti
Pitesti
Pitești is a city in Romania, located on the Argeș River. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated on the A1 freeway connecting it directly to the national capital Bucharest,...
. Upstream, it is retained by the Vidraru Dam
Vidraru Dam
Vidraru Dam is a dam in Romania. It was built in 1965 on the Argeş River.It is an arch dam built on a foundation of rock, and it was built to produce hydroelectricity. Its construction created a reservoir, Lake Vidraru...
, which has created Lake Vidraru
Lake Vidraru
Lake Vidraru is an artificial lake in Romania. It was created in 1965 by the construction of the Vidraru Dam on the Argeş River.It lies in the shadow of the Făgăraş Mountains...
.
Name
The river is believed to be the same as Ὀρδησσός Ordessus, a name mentioned by Ancient GreekAncient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
historian Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
. The etymology of Argeş is not clear. Traditionally, it was considered that it's derived from the ancient name, through a reconstructed term, *Argessis. The capital of Dacian
Dacians
The Dacians were an Indo-European people, very close or part of the Thracians. Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of Dacia...
leader Burebista
Burebista
Burebista was a king of the Getae and Dacians, who unified for the first time their tribes and ruled them between 82 BC and 44 BC. He led plunder and conquest raids across Central and Southeastern Europe, subjugating most of the neighbouring tribes...
was named Argedava, but it appears that it has no link with the name for the river.
An alternate etymology derives the name of the river from a Pecheneg
Pecheneg language
Pecheneg language is the extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs in Eastern Europe.It is most likely a member of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic family, but the poor documentation to it and the absence of any descendant languages of Pecheneg has prevented linguists from making a definite...
word, transliterated into Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
as argiş (meaning "higher ground"). The earliest recorded variants of the name, referring to the city of Curtea de Argeş
Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Argeș is a city in Romania on the right bank of the Argeş River, where it flows through a valley of the lower Carpathians , on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roşu Pass. It is part of Argeș County. The city administers one village, Noapteș...
(lit. "The Court on the Argeş"), also suggest a derivation from this word: Argyas (1369), Argies (1379), Arghiş (1427), the river probably taking the name of the city.
Localities
The following localities are situated along the river Argeş, from source to mouth: Căpăţânenii Ungureni, Căpăţânenii Pământeni, ArefuArefu
Arefu is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of three villages: Arefu, Căpăţânenii Pământeni and Căpăţânenii Ungureni....
, Poienarii de Argeş
Poienarii de Arges
Poienarii de Argeş is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of four villages: Ceaureşti, Ioaniceşti, Poienari and Tomuleşti....
, Corbeni
Corbeni
Corbeni is a commune in Argeş County, south central Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Berindeşti, Bucşeneşti, Corbeni, Oeştii Pământeni, Oeştii Ungureni, Poienari, Rotunda and Tulburea....
, Rotunda, Albeştii de Argeş
Albestii de Arges
Albeștii de Argeș is a commune in Argeș County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Albeștii Pământeni , Albeștii Ungureni, Brătești, Doblea, Dobrotu, Dumirești and Florieni....
, Curtea de Argeş
Curtea de Arges
Curtea de Argeș is a city in Romania on the right bank of the Argeş River, where it flows through a valley of the lower Carpathians , on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roşu Pass. It is part of Argeș County. The city administers one village, Noapteș...
, Băiculeşti
Baiculesti
Băiculeşti is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Alunişu, Anghineşti, Argeşani, Băiculeşti, Măniceşti, Stejari, Tutana, Valea Brazilor, Valea lui Enache and Zigoneni....
, Merişani
Merisani
Merişani is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Borleşti, Brăteasca, Capu Piscului, Crâmpotani, Dobrogostea, Malu Vânăt, Merişani, Vărzaru and Vâlcelele...
, Bascov
Bascov
Bascov is a commune in Argeş County, in southern central Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bascov, Brăileni, Glâmbocu, Mica, Prislopu Mic, Schiau, Uiasca and Valea Ursului....
, Piteşti
Pitesti
Pitești is a city in Romania, located on the Argeș River. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated on the A1 freeway connecting it directly to the national capital Bucharest,...
, Găeşti
Gaesti
Găești is a town in Dâmbovița county, Romania with a population of 16,598.- History :The name of the town comes from a family of nobles who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated...
, Bolintin-Deal
Bolintin-Deal
Bolintin-Deal is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bolintin-Deal and Mihai Vodă....
, Adunaţii-Copăceni
Adunatii-Copaceni
Adunaţii-Copăceni is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Adunaţii-Copăceni, Dărăşti-Vlaşca, Mogoşeşti and Varlaam....
, and Olteniţa
Oltenita
Olteniţa is a city in Romania in the Călăraşi County on the left bank of the Argeş River where its waters reach the Danube through a network of streams and marshes.Oltenita stands just across the Danube from the Bulgarian city of Tutrakan.-History:...
.
Hydro energy
The Argeş River and some of its tributaries are used for hydro energy. The hydroelectrical system consists of several dams, lakes, tunnels and power plants. The lakes built on the Argeş River are: Vidraru, Oieşti, Cerbureni, Curtea de Argeş, Zigoneni, Merişani, Budeasa, Bascov, Piteşti, Călineşti (or Goleşti), Zăvoiu (near Mătăsaru), Ogrezeni and Mihăileşti. There are dams also on its tributaries.Tributaries
Argeş has for its left tributaries: BudaBuda River (Arges)
The Buda River is a headwater of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Valea cu Peşti
Valea cu Pesti River
The Valea cu Peşti River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Valea Lupului
Valea Lupului River (Arges)
The Valea Lupului River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Limpedea
Limpedea River (Arges)
The Limpedea River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Chiciura
Chiciura River
The Chiciura River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania....
, Valea Iaşului
Valea Iasului River
The Valea Iaşului River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Vâlsan
Vâlsan River (Arges)
The Vâlsan River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Valea Satului
Valea Satului River (Arges)
The Valea Satului River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Râul Doamnei
Râul Doamnei
Râul Doamnei is a left tributary of the Argeş River . It is formed at the junction of headwaters Valea Rea and Zârna River...
, Râncaciov
Râncaciov River
The Râncaciov River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania....
, Cârcinov
Cârcinov River
The Cârcinov River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Budişteanca
Budisteanca River
The Budişteanca River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Sabar
Sabar River
The Sabar River or Răstoaca River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania. Its source is near the village Ludeşti, northwest of Târgovişte...
, Câlnău
Câlnau River (Arges)
The Câlnău River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Dâmboviţa
Dâmbovita River
Dâmbovița is a river in Romania. It has its sources in the Făgăraş Mountains, on the Curmătura Oticu. The upper reach of the rivers, upstream of the confluence with the Boarcăşu River is also known as Izvorul Oticului River or Oticu River....
, Rasa
Rasa River
The Rasa River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, and Luica
Luica River
The Luica River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
.
Its tributaries on the right are Capra
Capra River (Arges)
The Capra River is a headwater of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Cumpăna
Cumpana River
The Cumpăna River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania....
, Valea lui Stan
Valea lui Stan River (Arges)
The Valea lui Stan River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Arefu
Arefu River
The Arefu River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania....
, Băneşti
Banesti River (Arges)
The Băneşti River or Cicăneşti River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Valea Danului
Valea Danului River (Arges)
The Valea Danului River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Tutana
Tutana River
The Tutana River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Schiau
Schiau River
The Schiau River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, Bascov
Bascov River
The Bascov River is a tributary of the Argeş river in Romania.-References:More Details here:http://bascov.home.rohttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bascovhttp://scoli.didactic.ro/scoala_cu_clasele_i_viii_bascov/...
, Neajlov
Neajlov River
The Neajlov is a river in Romania. It is a tributary of the Argeş River, which it meets near Comana, Giurgiu County. It rises from the Getic plateau and runs for .- Location :...
and Zboiul
Zboiul River
The Zboiul River is a tributary of the Argeş River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
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Further reading
- Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române, Cadastrul Apelor, Bucharest
- Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie, Rîurile României, Bucharest, 1971