Stănești, Giurgiu

Stănești
Commune
Stănești is located in Romania
Stănești
Stănești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°55′23″N 25°50′06″E / 43.923°N 25.835°E / 43.923; 25.835
CountryRomania
CountyGiurgiu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dănuț-Petrișor Mitrea[1] (PSD)
Area
95.89 km2 (37.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,548
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
087215
Vehicle reg.GR
Websiteprimaria-stanesti.ro

Stănești is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bălanu, Ghizdaru, Oncești and Stănești.

1907 Peasants' Revolt

Stănești is the location where the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt reached its highest intensity. Lieutenant I. Nițulescu was killed here,[3] while Captain Grigore Mareș was wounded after the troops under their command refused their order to fire, and the two officers were attacked by the local peasants.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Monografia Comunei Stănești". primaria-stanesti.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Sperlea, Florin (13 January 2011). "Armata și răscoala din 1907. Care este cifra reală a celor uciși?". Historia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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