Pestisani
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Peştişani is a commune in Gorj County
, Romania
. It is composed of seven villages: Boroşteni, Brădiceni, Frânceşti, Gureni, Hobiţa, Peştişani and Seuca.
Hobiţa village is the birthplace of sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi
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Gorj County
Gorj is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 387,308 and its population density was 69/km².* Romanians – over 98%* Rromas, others.- Geography :...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is composed of seven villages: Boroşteni, Brădiceni, Frânceşti, Gureni, Hobiţa, Peştişani and Seuca.
Hobiţa village is the birthplace of sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi
Constantin Brancusi
Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...
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