Curtea de Argeș (Municipiul Curtea de Argeș)
On July 7, 1947, the total rainfall in Curtea de Argeș was 205.7 mm in 20 minutes, which is a world record.
The present name, literally The Court upon (river) Argeș, refers to the former status of the town as the capital of Wallachia. Some historians identify the Argeș River with ancient "Ordessos", however the name is unlikely to be derived from this name. The oldest Slavonic documents use an "Arghiș" form, which might suggest a Cuman or Pecheneg etymology, from the root arghiš ("higher ground", "heights"). The original name was Argeș, which was then used for the name of the river as well.
Map - Curtea de Argeș (Municipiul Curtea de Argeș)
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Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows southeasterly for 2857 km, before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of 2544 m.
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RON | Romanian leu | lei | 2 |
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