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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Constantin Brancusi
		Administrative map of Romania with Gorj county highlighted Gorj is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Târgu Jiu (population: 98,897).
		Constantin Brancusi (February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957, originally Constantin Brâncuşi IPA:[kon.stan'tin brɨn'kuʃʲ]), was a world-renowned Romanian sculptor, born in Hobiţa, Gorj, near Târgu Jiu, where he placed his sculptural ensemble with The Table of Silence, The Gate of the Kiss and The Endless Column.
		Brancusi studied art at the school of arts and crafts in Craiova from 1894 to 1898 and at the national school of fine arts in Bucharest from 1898 to 1901.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Constantin-Brancusi (1390 words)

	Jiu Valley Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Hobita is documented from 1411, and Uric from 1473.
		Hobita is documented from a 1411 certificate, and Uric in 1473, according to Romulus Vuia's paper Hateg Land and Woodmen Region.
		After 1918 the town began using the name Uricani.Campu lui Neag region (Niakmezeu) is mentioned in a document from 1493, when the Hungarian king Vladislav II gave Jiu Valley to Mihaly Kendeffy (Mihail Canda), in orderto colonize the region.
	www.avj.ro /node/196098/geninfo (2162 words)

	Gorj Budget Romania accommodation in Romania tourism ANTREC
		Gorj County Gorj County is located by the Jiu River, between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube River.
		Among Gorj County?s outstanding tourist destinations are the following: the Par?ng and Valcan Mountains, Sohodolului Gorges, Olte?ului Gorges, Muirerilor Cave (?Women Cave?), Polovragi cave (on the Olte?ului Gorges), Closani Cave (in the village with the same name), and the S?celu resort.
		Hobita: On the way to Tismana, the traveler should stop at Hobita, at the house of the Patriarch of the World sculpture, one of Gorj?s sons of international repute.
	www.antrec.ro /en-13-antrec-gorj.html (586 words)

	Travel Guide Romania - Judetul Gorj
		Datorită faptului că judeţul Gorj acoperă terenuri cu altitudini cuprinse între 90 şi 2.518 m, datele climatice diferă mult de la o zonă la alta. Temperatura medie multianuală variază de la 10,8 oC (Cruşeţ, Ţânţăreni, Ioneşti) la 10,2 oC (Tg.-Jiu) sau 4,5 oC în zona cea mai înalta a Munţilor Vulcan-Parâng-Negoveanu.
		Din punct de vedere al vegetaţiei naturale, cea mai mare parte a judeţului Gorj se încadrează în zona de pădure, zona care la rândul ei se etajează pe specii dominante: subzona pădurilor de Quercineae, subzona fagului şi subzona pădurilor de conifere.
		Domnitorii şi marea boierime au ctitorit în Gorj şi numeroase mănăstiri şi biserici precum: Tismana (1373), Vişina (sec.
	www.travelguide-romania.ro /county.php?id=35 (1403 words)

	- Acasă - Formula AS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Drumul ce duce la Hobita, locul in care s-a nascut acum 125 de ani Constantin Brancusi, trece printr-un taram a carui frumusete pare uitata de timp: superbele paduri ale Gorjului, varfurile profilate in zare ale Muntilor Valcan si Parang, plaiurile inverzite care curg catre Jiu.
		Pe partea dreapta, in satul Francesti, se afla o veche bisericuta de lemn, sora geamana a celei din Hobita, aflata intr-un crang plin de mierle si de privighetori, acolo unde odihnesc parintii si rudele marelui sculptor.
		Simpla, dar spatioasa, modesta, dar totodata desavarsita in frumusetea ei taraneasca, plina de obiecte stravechi din lemn, incercuita de iarba si de pomi infloriti, casa lui Brancusi este locul binecuvantat in care geniul sau a deschis ochii asupra lumii, intiparindu-si-o pentru totdeauna in sufletul sau de copil.
	www.formula-as.ro /articol.php?nrrev=463&&codcapp=188&&numecapp=Acas (966 words)

	Revista Lumea Copiilor: Constantin Brancusi
		Dupa numai un an, in timp ce era elev in clasa a doua la Scoala din Pestisani, fuge din nou din localitatea natala, suparat ca fusese pedepsit pentru ca scrijelise cu briceagul banca din sala sa de clasa si se “angajeaza” ca ucenic la un negustor de butoaie.
		Sirul plecarilor copilului rebel de acasa nu se incheie aici: in 1887 pleaca din nou la Targu Jiu, inainte de a termina scoala primara, pentru a deveni ucenic in boiangeria lui Ion Mosculescu.
		Este readus la Hobita, dar fuge din nou, in 1888, de data aceasta la Slatina, unde se angajeaza ca baiat de pravalie.
	www.lumea-copiilor.ro /enciclopedie/brancusi/brancusi.php (1220 words)

	Travel Guide Romania - Gorj County
		The memorial house of sculptor Constantin Brancusi, born in the village of Hobita in 1876, the founder of the famous school of Romanian sculpture.
		The monumental complex at Targu Jiu, dedicated to the Romanian heroes in World War I, was inaugurated in 1938 and it is the result of Brancusi’s work for more than 20 years.
		The name comes from the fact that, in the old times, when wars were frequent, when the men were fighting in battle, the women and children were hiding in the cave, transformed in a shelter, thus being well protected from the invaders.
	www.travelguide-romania.ro /county.php?lang=en&id=35 (380 words)

	GAZETA de SUD - 08 Iulie 2004 * Actualitate
		Orientul Hobita, prima loja masonica taraneasca din lume
		In momentul in care unul dintre masonii din Hobita s-a urcat la tribuna si a tinut un discurs, membrii grupului din Franta au ramas uluiti cind au auzit ca exista masoni si la tara.
		Locuitorii din jumatate din localitatile judetului Gorj sufera din cauza lipsei apei.
	www.gds.ro /index.php/COTIDIAN/08-07-2004 (2465 words)

	InVINO S.E.N.C.
		The exhibition will be an extraordinary opportunity for the public and art specialists to experience the unique force and originality of the artist known as the father of abstract modern sculpture.
		Constantin Brancusi was born in Hobita, Romania in 1876 and died in Paris in 1957.
		He spent his childhood as the son of a farmer in the beautiful area of Gorj.
	www.invino.ca /Brancusi.html (584 words)

	Voyager Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		was born on February 19th, 1879 in the village of Hobita.
		In 1937, by the initiative of Areta Tatarescu, the president of the National League of the Women of Gorj County, he begins the sculptural ensemble from Targu Jiu.
		Towards the end of his life, old and ill, he has said: "I am no longer of this world, I am far from myself, detached from my own body.
	www.onlineservice.ro /voyager/en/brancusi.html (859 words)

	Romania Real Estate & Property Investment
		also spelled Tоrgu Jiu, city, capital of Gorj judet (county), southwestern Romania, on the Jiu River.
		The Jiu River valley was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I (especially in 1916) and World War II.
		The city park contains a monument to Romanian heroes of World War I by the sculptor Constantin Brвncusi, who was born in Hobita village.
	www.factbook.net /citydescription.php?id=21 (159 words)

	BUCOVINE.com Brancusi- BUCOVINE.com
		Life of that which was going to become most important of the sculptors of XXème century on February 19, 1876 started, in the village of Hobita, commune of Pestisani, of the region of Gorj, located at the south of Carpates.
		One mention sometimes like date of birth on February 21, but this date is that of the establishment of the birth certificate of the child, who is declared "day before yesterday born".
		Along the centuries, many children scanned it sky to see this marvellous bird there; the only one which seems to have it seen until now was born in Hobita and one knows it in the world entirety like the sculptor Constantin Brancusi.
	www.bucovine.com /en/pages/culture/constantin_brancusi.shtml (1788 words)

	DiscoverRomania.net — Your guide to traditional Romania
		The town of Horezu is the well-known heart of pottery.
		Around countryside of the town Targu Jiu, you will find other beautiful monasteries - Polovragi, Lainici and Tismana-as well as the village Hobita, the birthplace of the world-famous artist Brancusi.
		The well-known spas Calimanesti, Caciulata, Govora and Olanesti are situated, with their thermal springs having excellent healing effect lie in the Olt Valley, as well.
	www.discoverromania.net /index.php?id=10 (350 words)

	judetul Gorj-judetele Romaniei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tara lui Brancusi, care semnifica apogeul culturii si spiritualitatii romanesti, judetul Gorj este unul din principalele obiective de atractie turistica din Romania.
		Situat in partea sud-vestica a Romaniei, in regiunea denumita ”Tara de Sus" a Olteniei, judetul Gorj se intinde pe cursul superior al Jiului.
		Zona Gorjului nu este renumita doar pentru varietatea peisajului natural, cu multiple frumuseti (defilee, chei, pesteri), dar si pentru vestigiile arheologice si personalitatile artistice sau istorice care au apartinut acestui pamant si care fac din judetul Gorj, un punct de maxima atractie turistica, de renume mondial.
	www.romaniapitoreasca.org /judete/gorj.php (1235 words)

	Gorj County, Romania
		Having a special natural potential as wonderful mountain landscapes, meadows with flowers, century-old forests, ice lakes, narrow paths, quays, caves, clear rivers and valuable historic and artistically treasures, the Gorj county is one of the most attractive tourist zones in Romania.
		In Târgu Jiu the tourists are to visit the County Museum founded in 1894, different memorial houses and others as: Administrative Palace, "Gorj" Hotel, Commercial Bank, etc.
		In fact in any place of the Gorj County the tourists meet something to be admired.
	www.mapamond.rdscv.ro /counties/Gorj/Gorj.html (384 words)

	The Diplomat Bucharest
		Nicol tells The Diplomat he has no property rights over Brancusi’s works in general, but the owners of these works, such as individuals or institutions, do not have copyright, including rights to reproduce the art in the audiovisual, multimedia or editorial formats.
		Targu Jiu, the nearest city to Constantin Brancusi’s native village Hobita, hosts three outdoor sculptures by Brancusi: the Infinity Column, the Gate of the Kiss and the Table of Silence.
		These were dedicated to the Gorj County heroes of the First World War and the Association of Gorj Women (Femeile Gorjene), the first owners of the three works, donated them to the Targu Jiu Municipality.
	www.thediplomat.ro /reports_0306_1.htm (1453 words)

	News from February 19
		At the Ministry of National Defense the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant General Mihail Popescu receives the United States Naval Attache Commander Jeffery B. Taub who is now on a visit to Romania.
		1976 - Birth of Sculptor Constantin Brancusi in the village of Hobita, county Gorj,near Targu Jiu, Oltenia, western Romania.
		He became a French citizen and is considered to be the father of modern sculture, alongside Henry Moore.
	www.ici.ro /romania/en/stiri/arh2002/e_feb19.html (568 words)

	Impact in Gorj - Singurul cotidian gorjean de luat in seama ! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Impact in Gorj - Singurul cotidian gorjean de luat in seama !
		Zeci de filiale ale PNL Gorj, in reconstructie
		• Directorul Directiei pentru Cultura Gorj, Ion Sanda, a precizat ca sesizarea sa privind inclinarea evidenta a unui colt al Casei Memoriale „Constantin Brancusi” de la Hobita s-a dovedit a fi adevarata.
	www.impactingorj.com /Arhiva/Septembrie2004/impact07.09/index.htm (325 words)

	Constantin Brancusi......Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Er kombinierte die einfache traditionelle rumänische Kunst mit den pariser Avangarde Kunst.
		Constantin Brancusi wurde 1876 in Hobita (Rumänien) geboren.
		In seiner Kinderheit lernte er das Schnitzen von Haushaltsutensilien, weil diese in Rumänien sehr oft aus Holz gemacht wurden und auch jetzt noch am Land gemacht werden.
	www.freewebs.com /brancusi/Biography.html (1215 words)

	- Cultură - Formula AS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Prezentata initial la Sibiu, in Muzeul in aer liber din Dumbrava Sibiului (iulie - septembrie 2001) si apoi la Targu-Jiu, la Muzeul Judetean (septembrie - octombrie 2001), expozitia are ca autori Muzeul Judetean Gorj “Alexandru Stefulescu “ si Consiliul Judetean Gorj.
		Parcursul tematic - incercarea de reconstituire a spatiului in care a copilarit Brancusi - este ilustrat si cu fotografii realizate pe santierul restaurarii Coloanei fara sfarsit, selectate din colectia Radu Varia.
		Privita in ansamblu, expozitia este structurata in patru mari compartimente: Satul Hobita, ca leagan al copilariei artistului; Casa gorjeana, ca micro-univers familial; Simbolurile majore ale artei lui Brancusi si Zborul, ca proiectie a artistului si operei sale in constiinta universala.
	www.formula-as.ro /articol.php?nrrev=505&&codcapp=166&&numecapp=Cultur (1238 words)

	Interviu cu domnul Davitoiu Nicolae - Pensiunea Popasul Jalesul 2 * * , comuna Arcani/ Targu Jiu
		3 km se afla Hobita, sat in care s-a nascut C-tin Brancusi, la 5 km Sohodol, iar la 8 km Manastirea Tismana.
		D.N.:In localitatea Tg-Jiu se poate vizita ansamblul sculptural C-tin Brancusi precum si Muzeul C-tin Brancusi, iar in imprejurimi se pot vizita : Manastirea Tismana (la 8 km dist.), Valea Bistritei, Cheile Sohodolului (la 5 km dist.), Hobita (la 3 km dist.).
		3 km se afla Hobita, sat in care s-a nascut C-tin Brancusi, la 5 km Sohodolului, iar la 8 km Manastirea Tismana.
	www.infotravelromania.ro /interviu027_tgjiu.html (473 words)

	Unicat in lume - Stirile Zilei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Din 30 iunie 2004, 14 tarani din satul Pestisani, judetul Gorj, membri ai singurei "Loje Masonice Taranesti" din lume, au aderat la Confederatia Marilor Loji Unite ale Europei.
		Loja Taraneasca de la Hobita este un unicat in lume.
		Taranii masoni si-au infiintat organizatia prin recunoastere din partea Marii Loji Nationale a Romaniei condusa de Marele Maestru Viorel Danacu.
	www.phg.ro /stire.php?id=3823&cat_id=10 (617 words)

	The Bizi Busuioc TWeb
		Many newspapers in France, the US, and the United Kingdom wrote about the first man to fly with a heavier-than-air machine with their own take off systems, propulsion units and landing gear.
		Constantin Brancusi is the most famous Romanian sculptor, born in Hobita, Gorj, near Targu Jiu, where he placed his sculptural ensemble with The Table of Silence, The Kiss Gate and The Endless Column.
		His sculptures became progressively smoother and less figurative, until only the barest outline of the original subject was left.
	www.clickonite.com /bizi/p1-famouspeople.html (445 words)

	Arte plastice - Constantin Brancusi
		Constantin Brancusi, este un sculptor roman celebru, unul din primii mari creatori din arta moderna.
		BRANCUSI, Constantin (Hobita-Pestisani, Gorj, 1876 - Paris, 1957).
		Urmeaza Scoala de meserii din Craiova (1894-1898), apoi Scoala nationala de arte frumoase din Bucuresti (1898-1902), unde pentru scurta vreme l-a avut profesor pe Ion Georgescu, apoi pe Vladimir C. Hegel.
	www.ici.ro /romania/ro/cultura/p_brancusi.html (1032 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The church of the Holy Apostles Petru and Pavel (1777, new- Byzantine style), and the memorial house of Iosif Keber (library of art and picture-collection)
		Memorial house of Constantin Brancuşi in Hobita and the monastery of Tismana (14th century)
		Visit to the open-air museum of the Gorj district in Curtişoara, and to the fortified boyar's mansion of the Comoiu-family from the 18th century
	www.eliznik.org.uk /doina/tours2005.htm (1012 words)

	Dörfer im Süden des Vâlcan-Gebirges (Muntii Vâlcan)
		Anders verhält es sich mit den Vorgebirgsregionen westlich von Târgu Jiu.
		Hier begrenzen sich die Angaben zumeist auf die Ortschaften Tismana, Hobita und Runcu.
		Viele alte Häuser im Baustiel der Region Gorj (arhitecturá traditionalá gorjean) verleihen den hiesigen Ortschaften einen unverwechselbaren Charme.
	www.karpatenwilli.com /foto40.htm (1947 words)

	Über die Mehedinti-Berge
		Gestartet wird in Tîrgu Jiu - Vorort des Kreises Gorj, 65 000 Einwohner; Hotel, Camping.
		Es liegt an der Landstrasse DN 66, die von Craiova das Schiltal aufwärts bis Petrosani führt und weiter nach Siebenbürgen, sowie an der Eisenhahnlinie Filiasi - Craiova - Petrosani - Simeria - Deva.
		Von hier führt eine 3 km lange Asphaltstrasse in südlicher Richtung nach Hobita, dem Geburtsort des bekannten Bildhauers Constantin Brâncusi (1876-1956).
	www.karpatenwilli.com /komi8111.htm (2401 words)

	Pensiune Vila Ursu Gorj Budget Romania accommodation in Romania tourism ANTREC
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	www.antrec.ro /en-366-pensiune-vila-ursu-Gorj.html (107 words)

	[HCDX] Radio Romania Internaþional new prize-winning contest devoted to Romanian sculpture.
		RRI invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest devoted to Romanian sculpture.
		On February 19th 2006 it?s 130 years since one of the most outstanding sculptors of the 20th century, Constantin Brancusi was born in Hobita, Gorj county, in south western Romania.
		Regarded as the father of modern sculpture, Brancusi is just one of the outstanding sculptors Romania has ?given?
	www.hard-core-dx.com /archive/2006/msg00834.html (496 words)

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		RADIO ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL NEW PRIZE-WINNING CONTEST DEVOTED TO ROMANIAN SCULPTURE RRI invites you to participate in a new prize-winning contest devoted to Romanian sculpture.
		On February 19th 2006 it’s 130 years since one of the most outstanding sculptors of the 20th century, Constantin Brancusi was born in Hobita, Gorj county, in southwestern Romania.
		Regarded as the father of modern sculpture, Brancusi is just one of the outstanding sculptors Romania has ``given`` the world.
	www.worldofradio.com /dxld6036.txt (12292 words)

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