Argeş County
Argeş () is a county (
judeţ) of
Romania, in
Wallachia, with the capital city at
Piteşti.
*
Dâmboviţa County in the east.
*
Vâlcea County and
Olt County in the west.
*
Sibiu County and
Braşov County in the north.
*
Teleorman County in the south.
In
2002, it had a population of 652,625 and the
population density was 95/km².
*
Romanians - 96%
*
Rromas, and other.
official statistics |
The Romanian Plain, in the southern part of Argeş County |
This county has a total area of 6,862 km².
The relief can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the
Southern Carpathians group - the
Făgăraş Mountains with heights over 2400 m, and in the North-East part the
Leaotă Mountains. Between them there is a pass towards
Braşov the Rucăr-Bran pass. The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m, crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the
Romanian Plain.
The main river that croses the county is the
Argeş 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 industrialised 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 the county are:
* Automotive
* Chemical
* Electrical equipmen
* Home appliances
* Food
* Textiles
* Construction materials
Oil is being extracted in the center and in the south part. 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
Argeş River there is a great number of hydro electrical power plants, the most impressive being the
Vidraru power plant and dam.
The hill side is well suited for
wines and fruit orchards and the south is suited for cereal crops.
The main tourist destinations are:
* The city of
Piteşti* The city of
Curtea de Argeş, where one of the most beautiful monasteries in
Romania is located
* The
Câmpulung -
Rucăr area
* The
Făgăraş Mountains - the
Transfăgărăşan* The
Leaota Mountains* The
Poienari Castle* The
Cotmeana monastery.
The county has 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 95 communes.
Municipalities
*
Piteşti*
Câmpulung*
Curtea de ArgeşTowns
*
Mioveni*
Costeşti*
Topoloveni*
ŞtefăneştiCommunes
