Nămăești

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Nămăești

Total population

802

Coordinates45.30°, 25.11°

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

Overview

Valea Mare-Pravăț is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bilcești, Colnic, Fântânea, Gura Pravăț, Nămăești, Pietroasa, Șelari, and Valea Mare-Pravăț.

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

Ștefan Golescu

Romanian politician (1809-1874)

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Anca Heltne

Romanian shot putter

Ion Barbu

Romanian mathematician and poet (1895–1961)

Constantin Ion Parhon

Romanian neuropsychiatrist, endocrinologist and politician (1874-1969)

Nicolae Golescu

Romanian politician (1810–1877)

Theodor Aman

Romanian painter (1831-1891)

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Cristina Dorcioman

Romanian football referee

D

Dumitru Mirea

Romanian sculptor

Gabriel Moiceanu

Romanian cyclist

George Oprescu

Romanian art historian (1881-1969)

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Nicolae Istrate

Romanian bobsledder

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Radu Gyr

Romanian writer (1905–1975)

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Ion Timuș

Romanian writer, translator and lawyer (1890-1969)

Tudor Mușatescu

Romanian writer (1903–1970)

Dora Gad

Israeli architect and interior designer

Gheorghe Arsenescu

Romanian Army officer (1907-1962)

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

Nearby places in Argeș

• Valea Mare Pravăț
  1.2 mi away · pop. 1,905
• Pietroasa
  1.8 mi away · pop. 297
• Voinești
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,895
• Piatra
  2.8 mi away · pop. 584
• Valea Hotarului
  2.9 mi away · pop. 431
• Slobozia
  3.8 mi away · pop. 580
• Bughea de Sus
  3.9 mi away · pop. 2,849
• Dragoslavele
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,480
• Aluniș
  5 mi away · pop. 6
• Chilii
  5.3 mi away · pop. 147
• Bughea de Jos
  5.7 mi away · pop. 3,068
• Cotenești
  6 mi away · pop. 1,103

Browse all places in Argeș →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-08-23

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-08-19

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

Seen 2026-08-19

Marsh Tit

Poecile palustris

Seen 2026-08-19

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Seen 2026-08-18

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Seen 2026-08-18

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-08-18

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-08-18

Red Pine Longhorn Beetle

Stictoleptura rubra

Seen 2026-08-18

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

Official Identifiers