Drăgăşani

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Drăgăşani (drə.gə'ʃanʲ, English archaic: Dragashan) is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is of little commercial importance, but the vineyards on the neighboring hills produce some of the best Wallachian wines.

History

Drăgăşani stands on the site of the Daco-Roman Rusidava. On 19 June 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, the Ottomans routed the Filiki Eteria troops of Alexander Ypsilantis near the city in the Battle of Dragashani.

Population

• 1900: 4,398.
• 2000: 22,499

Natives

• Mugur Isărescu
• Gib Mihăescu
• Radu Vasile

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