Silistea Gumesti
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Siliştea Gumeşti is a commune
in Teleorman County
, Romania
. It is composed of a single village, Siliştea Gumeşti. It was called Siliştea Nouă from 1968 to 1996.
Famous residents include the writer Marin Preda
(1922-1980), considered the most important novelist in the post-World War II Romanian literature. The action of his novel Moromeţii
takes place at Siliştea Gumeşti.
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
in Teleorman County
Teleorman County
Teleorman is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria.The name Teleorman is of Cumanic origin. It literally means crazy forest and, by extension, "thick and shadowy forest" in the Cuman language...
, 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 a single village, Siliştea Gumeşti. It was called Siliştea Nouă from 1968 to 1996.
Famous residents include the writer Marin Preda
Marin Preda
Marin Preda was a Romanian novelist, one of the best-known post-WWII Romanian writers.Preda was born in Teleorman county, in a village called Siliştea-Gumeşti, into a family of peasants. He first studied at school in his home village, then schools in Abrud and Cristur-Odorhei...
(1922-1980), considered the most important novelist in the post-World War II Romanian literature. The action of his novel Moromeţii
Morometii
Moromeţii is a novel by the Romanian author Marin Preda, one which consecrated him as the most important novelist in the post-World War II Romanian literature....
takes place at Siliştea Gumeşti.