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Scoarța

For the village in Alba County, see Gârda de Sus.

Scoarța is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Bobu, Budieni, Câmpu Mare, Cerătu de Copăcioasa, Colibași, Copăcioasa, Lazuri, Lintea, Mogoșani, Pișteștii din Deal, and Scoarța.

The commune is located in the central part of Gorj County, 8 km (5 mi) north of the town of Târgu Cărbunești and 17 km (11 mi) east of the county seat, Târgu Jiu. National road DN67 [ro] connects it to Târgu Jiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin to the west and to Râmnicu Vâlcea to the east.

Scoarța lies at an altitude of 242 m (794 ft), on the banks of the rivers Blahnița and Zlast.

Natives

  • Aristotel Stamatoiu (1929–2016), counterintelligence general and director of the Romanian Intelligence Service from 1984 to 1990

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  • Wooden church in Bobu-Bobaia
    Wooden church in Bobu-Bobaia
  • The Three Hierarchs' church in Budieni
    The Three Hierarchs' church in Budieni
  • Wooden church in Lazuri
    Wooden church in Lazuri
  • Wooden church in Scoarța-Pietriș
    Wooden church in Scoarța-Pietriș