Herăști
Herăști | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Stone manor of Udriște Năsturel in Herăști village | |
 Location in Giurgiu County | |
  Herăști Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′58″N 26°21′18″E / 44.216°N 26.355°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Giurgiu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ion Manolache[1] (PNL) |
Area | 28.47 km2 (10.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,223 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 87126 |
| Area code | +(40) 246 |
| Vehicle reg. | GR |
| Website | primariacomuneiherasti |
Herăști is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Herăști and Miloșești. Until 2004, these were part of Hotarele Commune, when they were split off to form a separate commune.
The commune is located about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of downtown Bucharest via route DN4, at the border between Giurgiu County and Călărași County. On the southern border of the commune flows the Argeș River, from west to east.
According to the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,369; the majority of the inhabitants were Romanians (76.15%), with a minority of Roma (19.29%). At the 2021 census, Herăști had a population of 2,223; of those, 66.89% were Romanians and 24.47% Roma.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,398 | — |
| 2011 | 2,369 | −1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,223 | −6.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives
- Paula Ivan (born 1963), middle-distance runner
- Udriște Năsturel (1596 or 1598–c. 1658), Wallachian scholar, poet, and statesman
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Entrance to the stone manor from Herăști -
Church of the Holy Trinity and the Archangels in Herăști
