Albeștii de Muscel is a
commune in
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Pitești.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was . At the 2011 Ro ...
,
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...
,
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 the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is composed of two villages, Albești (the commune centre) and Cândești. It also included Bughea de Sus village, the former commune centre, until 2004, when it was split off to form
Bughea de Sus Commune.
The commune is located northwest of
Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , , Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'') is a municipiu, city in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is attested on the Fra Mauro map fro ...
, at the foot of the
Iezer Mountains
The Iezer Mountains () are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania. It is part of the Făgăraș Mountains group. Its total area is . Its highest elevation is , at Roșu Peak.
Location
The Iezer Mountains are located between th ...
. The
Bratia River has its source in Cândești.
Natives
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Patriarch Iustin of Romania
Iustin Moisescu (; March 5, 1910 – July 31, 1986) was Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1977 to 1986.
Biography Theological preparation
Moisescu was born in Cândești, Argeș County. He studied at the war orphans’ semina ...
(1910–1986), Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1977 to 1986
References
Communes in Argeș County
Localities in Muntenia
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