Ștorobăneasa is a commune in the southern part of

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''wild/crazy for ...

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, on the left side of the Teleorman River. The commune has 3,101 inhabitants and a surface of within the built-up area. It is composed of two villages, Beiu and Ștorobăneasa.

Geography

Situated in the Burnasului Plain, in the central part of the

Wallachian Plain The Romanian Plain () is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain (). It is part of the larger Eurasian Steppe. It is located in the historical region of Wallachia, and bordered by ...

, Ștorobăneasa Commune shows a uniform and monotonous landscape. The commune is crossed by the Teleorman and

Vedea The Vedea () is a river in southern Romania that flows from the Cotmeana Plateau and empties into the Danube. It has a total length of 224 km, of which 33 km is regulated. Its drainage basin area is 5,430 km2. It flows in Argeș, ...

rivers, which meet in Beiu. With a temperate-continental climate the area is characterized through high temperature, low precipitations, and frequent periods of drought. The commune is located the southeastern part of Teleorman County, on the border with

Giurgiu County Giurgiu () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was . * Romanians – 96% * Romani ...

, southeast of the county seat,

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

, and north of

Zimnicea Zimnicea () is a town in Teleorman County, Romania (in the historic region of Muntenia), a port on the Danube opposite the Bulgarian city of Svishtov. Geography Zimnicea is situated on the left bank of the Danube river. It is the southernmost pla ...

, a port on the

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. Ștorobăneasa borders the following communes:

Brânceni Brânceni () is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to t ...

and

Smârdioasa Smârdioasa is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to th ...

to the west,

Mârzănești Mârzănești is a communes of Romania, commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cernetu, Mârzănești, Teleormanu, and Valea Părului. Natives *Stan Ghițescu (1881–1952), politician *Florea Voicilă (bo ...

to the north,

Cervenia Cervenia () is a commune in the southern part of Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania, on the left (east) bank of the river Vedea, 22 km southeast from Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, se ...

to the south, and Gogoșari (Giurgiu County) to the east.

Economy

The economic activity of the commune is generally concentrated on agriculture and livestock.

Projects

* Water supply system in Ștorobăneasa. * Construction of the Ștorobăneasa Kindergarten.

Tourism

Noica Mansion is one of Ștorobăneasa's tourist objectives. Unfortunately, it cannot be visited at this time, as the building is in conservation. It has a long and painful history, the building being vandalized twice: first by the communist authorities after the owners were arrested (later assassinated in jail), and second after being return to its rightful owner, Radu Noica, a German citizen. The building (in a good state in 2005), was vandalized, doors stolen, windows broken, some wall were hammered down. Villagers turned the adjacent land in a garbage dump. It was saved just before the collapse in 2015 by a foreign buyer that recognized its particular architectural style and decided to put in conservation. Its renovation date is still pending, the complicated bureaucratic regime of historical monuments in Romania, its location outside of a major city, as well as the bad will of the local community pushing back the renovation date.

References

* Communes in Teleorman County Localities in Muntenia {{Teleorman-geo-stub