- Roşiorii de Vede
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Roşiorii de Vede|official_name=Roşiorii de Vede
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map_caption=Roşiorii de Vede in Teleorman County
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Teleorman County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Municipality
settlement_type=Municipality|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Ion Nuţu
|leader_party=National Liberal Party
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2006
population_total=28600
population_density_km2=|latd=44|latm=6|lats=41|latNS=N|longd=24|longm=59|longs=39|longEW=E|
website=http://www.rosioridevede.ro/Roşiorii de Vede (Roşiori de Vede or, in old versions, Ruşii de Vede) is a municipality in
Teleorman ,Wallachia , one of the oldest cities inRomania . It was first mentioned in a document which dates back to 1385, when the city was visited by two Germanpilgrim s who were returning fromJerusalem and stopped for a few days in a town they called "Russenart".Roşiori de Vede was one of the most important military and cultural cities in the Wallachian region. Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city, such as
Radu Grămăticu ,Alexandru Depărăţeanu ,Gala Galaction ,Petru Bellu ,Zaharia Stancu , andMarin Preda .
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