Place:Găești, Dâmbovița, Romania

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NameGăești
Alt namesGăeşti
Găeștisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates44.7°N 25.317°E
Located inDâmbovița, Romania
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Găești is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,767.

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History

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The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (boyars) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their name was Găești.

It was first mentioned on 19 July 1498 during the rule of Radu cel Mare, the son of Vlad Călugărul, who donated the land around Găești to the Monastery of Râncăciov. In 1807, most of the buildings of Găești were destroyed by a fire, then in 1812, it was hit by the plague.

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