Vladimir

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Vladimir

Total population

1,042

Land area58.96 km²

Coordinates44.83°, 23.57°

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

City facts

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Overview

Vladimir is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, with a population of 2,793. It is composed of four villages: Andreești, Frasin, Valea Deșului, and Vladimir. Tudor Vladimirescu, the Romanian revolutionary hero and the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 was born in the Vladimir village and the house where he was born is now a museum.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Tudor Vladimirescu

Romanian general and revolutionary (1780–1821)

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Dumitru Burlan

Romanian bodyguard

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Ion Dogaru

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Romus Dima

Romanian politician

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Radu Ursan

Romanian outlaw

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Alin-Vasile Văcaru

Romanian politician

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Constantin Buşe

1939-2019

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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