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Rovinari () is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. A large coal burning electric power plant it is located near the town. Surface and underground lignite coal mines operate in the surrounding area. It officially became a town in 1981, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.county
Gorj
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Rovinari
Romanian subdivision.image_flag
ROU GJ Rovinari.png
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU GJ Rovinari CoA.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
RO GJ Rovinari.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Rovinari Power Station
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Rovinari jud Gorj.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Gorj County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Dorin Filip
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation
195
Romanian subdivision.area_total
26.32
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
215400
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 53

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Rovinari
Population
10246
Area
26.320000
Official website
www.primariarovinari.ro
Image
RO GJ Rovinari.jpg
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postal code
215400
Commons category
Rovinari
native label
Rovinari
phone number
+40-253371095
street address
Florilor, nr. 2
population by native language
32
email address
mailto:[email protected]
inception
1981-12-08
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Rovinari () is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. A large coal burning electric power plant it is located near the town. Surface and underground lignite coal mines operate in the surrounding area. It officially became a town in 1981, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

==Natives== Theodor Costescu (1864–1939), educator and politician

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