Şirineasa is a commune in Vâlcea County

Vâlcea County

Vâlcea is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia...

, Oltenia

Oltenia

Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....

, western Wallachia

Wallachia

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, Romania

Romania

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Administration

Şirineasa is composed of 5 villages. The largest village is Ciorăşti, situated in the northern part of the commune. The other villages are Aricioaia, Şirineasa, Slăviteşti and Valea Alunişului.

Population

The population of Şirineasa was 2,612 in 2002. At the census that year, every inhabitant was a Romanian

Romanians

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, and all but 4 were Romanian Orthodox

Romanian Orthodox Church

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Rivers and Lakes

Şirineasa is traversed by Luncavăţ River and Firijba River. A small part near Târgu Olt is traversed by Olt

Olt

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 River. There is also Niş (from Aluniş) brook traversing the Valley of Niş (Valea Nişului).
In the forest, there was "The Lake without bottom" (Lacul fără fund). A legend says that Nicolae Gheorghe Asproiu (19-th century), followed by police, drop the cartful with gold in this lake, in order to retrieve it after he is safe. Scientifically, the lake has a twin lake in Sibiu County

Sibiu County

Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....

, Transylvania, under the Carpathian Alps.

Tourism

Tourist can visit "The Beech" from "Cold Well". It is over 300 years old. There were the ruins of Oromului Church, build between 1751 during the rule of Ioan Grigore Voievod; the church is closed because it is under restoration and it is an UNESCO monument.

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