Gura Văii

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Gura Văii

Total population

279

Coordinates45.38°, 26.66°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Scorțoasa is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Balta Tocila, Beciu, Dâlma, Deleni, Golu Grabicina, Grabicina de Jos, Grabicina de Sus, Gura Văii, Plopeasa, Policiori, and Scorțoasa.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

George Macovescu

Romanian writer and politician (1913-2002)

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Constantin Constantinescu-Claps

Romanian general (1884–1961)

Ion Băieșu

Romanian writer

Aurel Cojan

Romanian painter (1914-2005)

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Constantin Trestioreanu

Romanian military personnel (1891-1983)

Metropolitan of Oltenia Firmilian

Haralambie Botescu

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Vasile Til Blidaru

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Alexandru Vișinescu

Romanian officer

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Stelian Pintelie

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Vasile Lica

Romanian archaeologist (1953-2010)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Buzău

• Policiori
  2.3 mi away · pop. 669
• Grabicina de Sus
  3.6 mi away · pop. 111
• Glodu-Petcari
  5.5 mi away · pop. 197
• Gorâni
  5.7 mi away · pop. 17
• Corneanu
  5.9 mi away · pop. 50
• Piatra Albă
  6 mi away · pop. 202
• Valea Ștefanului
  6 mi away · pop. 61
• Odăile
  6.3 mi away · pop. 80
• Capu Satului
  6.6 mi away · pop. 60
• Bodinești
  6.7 mi away · pop. 97
• Lacu
  6.7 mi away · pop. 318
• Vintilă Vodă
  7.1 mi away · pop. 1,187

Browse all places in Buzău →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gura Văii

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-08-23

cutleaf teasel

Dipsacus laciniatus

Seen 2026-07-27

Oedemera femorata

Oedemera femorata

Seen 2026-07-26

Cephalota chiloleuca

Cephalota chiloleuca

Seen 2026-07-26

Crepuscular Burnet

Zygaena carniolica

Seen 2026-07-26

Eastern Tree-mallow

Malva thuringiaca

Seen 2026-07-26

Brown-banded Carder-Bumble bee

Bombus humilis

Seen 2026-07-26

Linaria biebersteinii ruthenica

Linaria biebersteinii ruthenica

Seen 2026-07-26

Veronica orchidea

Veronica orchidea

Seen 2026-07-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).