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Stănești, Giurgiu

Commune in Giurgiu, Romania

(2020–2024) Dănuț-Petrișor Mitrea^[1] (PSD)Area

95.89 km² (37.02 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,548 • Density27/km² (69/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

087215

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Stănești is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bălanu, Ghizdaru, Oncești and Stănești.

1907 Peasants' Revolt

Stănești is the location where the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt reached its highest intensity. Lieutenant I. Nițulescu was killed here,^[3] while Captain Grigore Mareș was wounded after the troops under their command refused their order to fire, and the two officers were attacked by the local peasants.^[4]

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Monografia Comunei Stănești". primaria-stanesti.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ Sperlea, Florin (13 January 2011). "Armata și răscoala din 1907. Care este cifra reală a celor uciși?". Historia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.