Rosiorii de Vede
Encyclopedia
Roşiorii de Vede is a municipality
in Teleorman, Wallachia
, one of the oldest cities in Romania
. It was first mentioned in a document which dates back to 1385, when the city was visited by two German pilgrim
s who were returning from Jerusalem and stopped for a few days in a town they called Russenart.
Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city, such as Iulian Miu
, Radu Grămăticu, Alexandru Depărăţeanu, Gala Galaction
, Petru Bellu, Zaharia Stancu
, and Marin Preda
.
Municipalities of Romania
A municipiu is a level of administrative subdivision in Romania, roughly equivalent to city in some English-speaking countries. This status is given to towns that are quite large and urbanized...
in Teleorman, Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, one of the oldest cities in Romania
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 was first mentioned in a document which dates back to 1385, when the city was visited by two German pilgrim
Pilgrim
A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journeying to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system...
s who were returning from Jerusalem and stopped for a few days in a town they called Russenart.
Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city, such as Iulian Miu
Iulian Miu
Iulian Ilie Miu is a Romanian former football player. He played for Liga I clubs such as Steaua Bucureşti, and abroad in Turkey at Bursaspor.-External links:* at RomanianSoccer.ro...
, Radu Grămăticu, Alexandru Depărăţeanu, Gala Galaction
Gala Galaction
Gala Galaction was a Romanian Orthodox clergyman and theologian, writer, journalist, left-wing activist, as well as a political figure of the People's Republic of Romania...
, Petru Bellu, Zaharia Stancu
Zaharia Stancu
Zaharia Stancu was a Romanian prose writer, novelist, poet, and philosopher.Stancu was born in 1902 in Salcia, a village in Teleorman County, Romania. After leaving school at the age of thirteen he worked at various jobs. In 1921, with the help of Gala Galaction, he became a journalist...
, and Marin Preda
Marin Preda
Marin Preda was a Romanian novelist, one of the best-known post-WWII Romanian writers.Preda was born in Teleorman county, in a village called Siliştea-Gumeşti, into a family of peasants. He first studied at school in his home village, then schools in Abrud and Cristur-Odorhei...
.