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  Curtea de Arges travel guide
It is part of Arges County, situated next to Pitesti, on the bank of river Arges.
Argeş is a river of Southern Romania, which rises from the Făgăraş Mountains, in the Carpathians and flows into the Danube.It was known in antiquity as Argessos, Ardeiscus or Ordessus river.
Curtea de Arges is situated in a valley of the Fagaras Mountains, highest part of the Romanian Carpathians and it is also near to Transfagarasan Highway.
www.world66.com /europe/romania/curtea_de_arges   (269 words)

  
  The EU Water Framework Directive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Arges River Basin is bordered with the Olt River Basin in the North and West, the Vedea River Basin in the West and the Ialomita River Basin in the East.
The Arges River is an important inland river that springs in the Fagaras Mountains (with two headstreams, namely the Capra and Buda small rivers), flows in the southern direction crossing the hill area, the high- and low-lying plains, and finally discharges into the Danube River near the Oltenita City, south of Bucuresti.
In the Arges River Basin, the average annual air temperature is from – 20C to 40C, in the upper mountain areas, and from 80C to 130C, in the piedmont areas.
www.onlineservice.ro /phare/site/arges.htm   (1570 words)

  
 Arges River --  Encyclopædia Britannica
river, that rises in the South ern Carpathians, on the southern faces of Moldoveanu and Negoiu peaks in the Fagaras Range, southern Romania.
It is on the Arges River, at an elevation of 1,480 ft (450 m), on the southern slopes of the Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathians), about 80 mi (130 km) northwest of Bucharest.
The principal tributary of the Paraná River, the Paraguay is the fifth largest river in South America.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9009377   (738 words)

  
 Castle Dracula Part 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Of the two castles that Dacula found, the Castle of Arges was in the more strategic position, possibly the major reason for his choice to rebuild it instead of settling at Poenari.
It was located on a precipice overlooking the River Arges.
On January 13 1913 an earthquake caused the main tower to fall into the river.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/2853/castle2.htm   (254 words)

  
 << Serbanoiu Pension>> - sightseeings
The town of Curtea de Arges lies 38 km northwest of Pitesti, at the foot of the Fagaras mountains, in the Arges river valley.
The Episcopal Church, or the Monastery of Curtea de Arges, was founded by prince Neagoe Basarab between 1514-1517, on the site of a metropolitan church which had been raised in the 14th century and acknowledged by the Archbishopric of Constantinople in 1359.
The Court of Arges stronghold consists of a set of ruins among which the basements of two princely residences within a wall made of boulders taken from the river, together with the oldest church in Wallachia, the Princely Church.
www.pensiuneserbanoiu.home.ro /environs.htm   (1050 words)

  
 Vlad the Impaler
At the head of a Turkish army and joined by Dracula's detractors, Radu pursued his brother to Poenari castle on the Arges river.
Reportedly, his first wife committed suicide by leaping from the towers of Dracula's castle into the waters of the Arges River rather than surrender to the Turks.
The river was afterwards known as the "Princess River".
www.mydracula.com /vlad_the_impaler.html   (1120 words)

  
 Arges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, one of the first generation of Cyclopes, Arges ("brightener") was a giant with one eye.
In Romania there is a river and a county called Argeş
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arges   (96 words)

  
 Argeş River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Argeş is a river of Southern Romania, which rises from the Făgăraş Mountains, in the Carpathians and flows into the Danube.
Known in antiquity as Argessos, Ardeiscus or Ordessus river.
This page was last modified 09:33, 22 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arges_River   (56 words)

  
 F&P Arges County
The Arges county is situated in the Central-Southern part of Romania.
The most part of its territory is the upper basin of the Arges River from which it took its name and keeps it from the beginning till now.
The Arges county is crossed by a lot of rivers and valleys of the hydrographic basins of the Arges, Vedea and Olt Rivers, the length of the main rivers being of about 1,000 km.
www.friends-partners.org /fpromania/counties/arges.html(opt,mozilla,unix,english,,new)   (585 words)

  
 arges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Arges GmbH (RWM Arges) of Austria is a recognised...
Arges: eine Seite aus meinem Lexikon zur antiken griechischen Mythologie.
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www.nieddu.biz /romania/arges+.cgi   (811 words)

  
 Encyclopædia Universalis
town, Ferrara province, Emilia-Romagna region, northeastern Italy, on the Fiume (river) Reno, southeast of Ferrara...
river, that rises in the South ern Carpathians, on the southern faces of Moldoveanu and...
river rising in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, on the western slope of...
www.universalis.fr /eb/a/a29.html   (1687 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Tudor Arghezi Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest, capital of Romania.
He later explains that his pen name, Arghezi, is related to Argesis, the ancient name of the river Arges.
He graduated from Saint Sava High School in 1891 and made his literary debut in 1896 in the magazine "Liga Ortodoxa" (the Orthodox League), signing Ion Theo.
www.ipedia.com /tudor_arghezi.html   (673 words)

  
 WorldWar2.ro Forum -> The reconstruction of Arges River Battle
Because the fortifications are again focused on this Forum, I seize the opportunity to give some details about the project on the Arges Battle Reconstruction that will happen on the 2nd of September at 1-2 Batteries, near the Mogosoaia Fort.
• 1:00 – 4:00 PM – military commemorative ceremonial, drill and shooting demonstrations according the WW1 regulations (foreign guests could make demonstrations of their armies drill), the reconstruction of the Battle of Arges River, with blank fire weapons and pyrotechnic effects, final march and praise for the fallen soldiers;
The right date of Arges battle reconstruction is 2nd of September.
www.worldwar2.ro /forum/index.php?showtopic=3196   (2757 words)

  
 Occurrence - Search Result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Danube River drainage: Arges River near Curtea de Arges, Oesti
River Arges at Uesti, near Curtea de Arges, Romania
River Vilsan, tributary of the Arges, which is a tributary of the Danube, at Gales near Curtea de Arges, Romania
www.fishbase.org /museum/GenusOccurrenceList.cfm?genus=Romanichthys   (57 words)

  
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ARGITA RIVER, Ire.; from Arges River, Fr.; Ortze R., Ger.; Urkut, Hun.
RAVIUS RIVER in Ireland; from Raba River, Hungary.
VANGONES of W. Ger; from Vingeanne River, Fr.; Finne region + Icena of Cen.
members.aol.com /IrishWord/names.htm   (2506 words)

  
 Curtea de Arges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Curtea de Argeş is a town in Romania, situated on the right bank of the Argeş river, where it flows through a valley of the lower Carpathians, on the railway from Piteşti to the Rothenthurm Pass.
It contains a few medieval churches (among them the Curtea de Argeş Cathedral) and it was created a bishopric at the close of the 18th century.
Another important church is the Biserica Domneasca (Royal Church) built by Mircea cel Batran (Mircea the Old) and completely renovated in 2003-2004.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Curtea-de-Arges.htm   (226 words)

  
 Archived Weblog Entry - 10/28/2004: "The real Vlad Tepes vs. "Count Dracula"..."
North of Bucharest, across the vast Danubian plain, lies the entrance to the Gorge of the river Arges - guarded from above by fortress Poienari - the historical fortress built by Vlad Dracula.
She leapt to her death into the river that you spoke of.
Depending on the group size, we will overnight at a well-equipped private farmhouse or at a small hotel in Aref, the only village in Romania that preserves oral narratives about Vlad to this very day.
www.zetetics.com /mac/blog/00000576.html   (764 words)

  
 Organic Pollution
In terms of organic pollution, water quality in the Danube ranges between Class II (moderate pollution) and Class II-III (moderate to critical pollution) of the interim ICPDR classification.
The most serious organic pollution problems occur in tributaries that regularly receive untreated or inadequately treated wastewater from industrial plants and municipalities, such as on the Arges river.
The information contained in the ICPDR website is intended to enhance public access to information about the ICPDR and the Danube River.
www.icpdr.org /icpdr-pages/organic_pollution.htm   (353 words)

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