Stănești, Giurgiu
Stănești is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bălanu, Ghizdaru, Oncești, and Stănești.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,280 | — |
| 2011 | 3,000 | −8.5% |
| 2021 | 2,548 | −15.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
1907 Peasants' Revolt
Stănești is the location where the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt reached its highest intensity. Lieutenant I. Nițulescu was killed here,[3] while Captain Grigore Mareș was wounded after the troops under their command refused their order to fire, and the two officers were attacked by the local peasants.[4]
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.
- ^ "Monografia Comunei Stănești". primaria-stanesti.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Sperlea, Florin (13 January 2011). "Armata și răscoala din 1907. Care este cifra reală a celor uciși?". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
