Drăgășani · Romania
Strada Gib Mihăescu
Drăgășani
Wikipedia's article on Battle of Drăgășani places it within 50 m of Strada Gib Mihăescu, Drăgășani.
DRĂGĂȘANI, 30 October 2026. Compiled from 5 public registers. Last revised 30 October 2026.
The place
Strada Gib Mihăescu is a street in Drăgășani, Romania.1 Drăgășani is a city in Vâlcea County, near the right bank of the Olt river, in the historical region of Oltenia.2 The city is known for the vineyards on the neighbouring hills, which produce Wallachian wines.2
The Battle of Drăgășani was fought there on 19 June 1821, 30 m west of the street, between Ottoman forces and Greek Filiki Etaireia insurgents.34
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Notable residents
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Landmarks and architecture
The Drăgășani Wine Museum, 40 m west of Strada Gib Mihăescu, occupies a building completed before 1920 by Dumitru C. Popescu, a prosperous local merchant.56 The building is described as being in the Neo-Brâncovenesc style.5 The museum is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.5
The building was converted into a museum in 1974 and opened to the public in 1983.5 Drăgășani railway station lies 320 m north-west of Strada Gib Mihăescu.7
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Further reading on Wikipedia
- Battle of Drăgășani 34 m
- Drăgășani 37 m
- Drăgășani Wine Museum 41 m
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Landmarks on Wikidata
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1821 Greek battle
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museum in Romania
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locality in Vâlcea County, Romania
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city in Vâlcea County, Romania
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railway station in Romania
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Then and now
Drăgășani stands on the site of the Dacian town Rusidava.2 The Battle of Drăgășani was fought on 19 June 1821 between Ottoman forces of Sultan Mahmud II and Greek Filiki Etaireia insurgents, as part of the Greek War of Independence.3 The Drăgășani history article states that the Ottomans routed the Filiki Eteria troops of Alexander Ypsilantis near the city in the Battle of Dragashani on 19 June 1821.2
Tudor Vladimirescu fought there with his Panduri, revolutionary fighters consisting mainly of peasants and not armed with firepower, against the Turks.2
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Photographs
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Map
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- Strada Gib Mihăescu, Drăgășani
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