Tismana

Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers ten villages: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, and Vânăta.

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Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Gorj
Romanian subdivision.name: Tismana
Romanian subdivision.subdivisions: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, Vânăta
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU_GJ_Tismana_CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: RO GJ Tismana monastery 9.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Tismana jud Gorj.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Gorj County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Narcis-Petre Remetea
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.elevation_min: 198
Romanian subdivision.elevation_max: 1946
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 307.7879
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 217495
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 53

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tismana
Population: 6359
Area: 307.787900
Elevation: 1072.000000
Official website: www.primariatismana.ro
Image: RO GJ Tismana monastery 9.jpg

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Commons category: Tismana
postal code: 217495
native label: Tismana
phone number: +40-253374216
street address: Principală, nr. 1
email address: mailto:[email protected]
inception: 1364-00-00

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Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers ten villages: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, and Vânăta.

==History== During the Byzantine period, Tismana was a major center of hesychasm when Nicodemus of Tismana built a monastery in Tismana during the 1300s.