Siliștea Gumești

For other places with the same name, see Siliștea.
Siliștea Gumești
Commune
Location in Teleorman County
Location in Teleorman County
Siliștea Gumești is located in Romania
Siliștea Gumești
Siliștea Gumești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°23′N 25°00′E / 44.383°N 25.000°E / 44.383; 25.000
CountryRomania
CountyTeleorman
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,200
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
147350
Vehicle reg.TR

Siliștea Gumești is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Siliștea Gumești. It was known as Siliștea Nouă from 1968 to 1996.

Near Siliștea Gumești there is an abandoned air base; built in 1945–1947, the military facility operated MiG-15s.[2]

Famous residents include the writer Marin Preda (1922-1980), considered the most important novelist in the post-World War II Romanian literature. The action of his novel, Moromeții, takes place at Siliștea Gumești.

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Bouleanu, Elisabeth (March 16, 2015). "Enigma aerodromului din "Moromeții", făcut pentru "avioanele astea noi, care zburau ca glonțul". Ce a mai rămas din unitatea dotată cu reactoare MIG 15". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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