Mioveni
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Mioveni | |
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 Mioveni Orthodox Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Argeș County | |
  Mioveni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Argeș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ion Georgescu[1] (PSD) |
Area | 50.79 km2 (19.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 29,317 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 115400 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 48 |
| Vehicle reg. | AG |
| Website | emioveni |
Mioveni (Romanian pronunciation: [mi.oˈvenʲ]) is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Pitești. As of 2021[update], it had a population of 29,317. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu, and Racovița.
History
[edit]Mioveni was first mentioned in a written record in 1485. It developed much in the 1970s after the construction of the Automobile Dacia manufacturing plant, inaugurated in 1968. There is also a Nuclear Research Institute, that builds components and materials for the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, and a high security prison.
It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. Prior to April 1989, when it was declared a town, the place was a commune under the name of Colibași. In 1996, the historic name of Mioveni was revived, although the old village had been completely razed under the Communist regime in order to make way for new urban construction.[3]
Economy
[edit]Automobile Dacia is headquartered in the town. The company's single plant here has a production capacity of 350,000 vehicles per year.[4]
Sports
[edit]Its football team, CS Mioveni (formerly Dacia Mioveni) has played four seasons in the Romanian first league: in 2007–08, 2011–12, 2021–22 and 2022–23. They also reached the semifinals of the 2007–08 Romanian Cup.
Stadionul Orășenesc (which opened in 2000) is the home ground for the Mioveni team.
Natives
[edit]Twin cities
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Planned partner city relations:
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ (in Romanian) Mioveni Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today at the Argeș County Council site; accessed July 2, 2013
- ^ "Uzina Vehicule" (in Romanian). Dacia. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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