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=Craiova=

Craiova    one of the largest cities in Romania, is situated in the south-west of the country, it dates back to the days of the Dacians who named it Pelendava.

Demographic
Craiova the largest towns in the Dolj county. The total population of Craiova is a 269,506 inhabitants.

Based an nationality:

 * 1) A majority of Romanian citizens (89.49%),
 * 2) Gipsy minority (1.96%)
 * 8,25% of the population where ethnicity is not known.

Based on religion:

 * The majority of inhabitants are Orthodox (91.03%)
 * For 8.11% of the population the religion is unknown.

History
One of the first documentation about Craiova appears in 1475,[in a charter given by Prince Basarab Laiota, in which it is recalled about boyar Neagoe from Craiova.It was also a piece of resistance and struggle of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries against the Ottoman Empire, near Craiova it is considered to be the famous Rovine, with its swamps formed by Jiu River, where great battles were fought and the victory concluded Romanians led by Mircea Cel Bătrân. In 1795, a plague epidemic made hundreds of victims and in 1796, a fire destroyed several neighborhoods. Serious damages were made by the invasion of the Turkish army from Vidin who occupied Craiova in 1806. Craiova was the first city in the country powered by electricity provided by internal combustion engines.In Craiova, in 1913, during Titu’s government, it was signed the Peace Treaty that ended the Balkan war, known in history as the Peace Treaty of Craiova. In 1968 Craiova was declared a municipality having a population of over 300,000 inhabitants. The city of Craiova was and still remains the spiritual center of the province from the right side of Olt River, polarizing the cultural and scientific life of this area.

Landmarks
For those who want to find out more about the history and the traditions of this region we recommend a visit to :
 * The Oltenia Museum, housed in Baniei House (1699), the oldest non-religious building that exists in Craiova and one of the oldest lay buildings in the country.
 * The Art Museum in Craiova, hosted in the Dinu Mihail Palace, built in the early 1900s
 * The Jitianu Monk Monastery, located 4.6 miles south of the city centre.
 * The Nicolae Romanescu Park is one of the valuable monuments of landscape architecture in Romania. The plans for the park, designed by French architect Emile Rendont, were awarded the gold medal at the 1900 World Fair.

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