Siliștea Gumești

Commune in Teleorman, Romania
44°23′N 25°00′E / 44.383°N 25.000°E / 44.383; 25.000CountryRomaniaCountyTeleormanPopulation
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,200Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code
147350
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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.

  • (in Romanian) Official site

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.
  • Siliștea Gumești at GEOnet Names Server
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