Tismana Knowpia

Tismana
Tismana
Town
	Tismana Monastery [ro]
	Coat of arms
	Location in Gorj County
	Tismana Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 45°03′02″N 22°56′56″E / 45.05056°N 22.94889°E
Country	Romania
County	Gorj
Subdivisions	Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, Vânăta
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Narcis-Petre Remetea (PSD)
Area	307.7879 km2 (118.8376 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,946 m (6,385 ft)
Lowest elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	6,359
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	217495
Area code	(+40) 02 53
Vehicle reg.	GJ
Website	primariatismana.ro

Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers ten villages: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, and Vânăta.

History edit

During the Byzantine period, Tismana was a major center of hesychasm when Nicodemus of Tismana built a monastery in Tismana during the 1300s.^[3]

Demographics edit

At the 2021 census, Tismana has a population of 6,359.^[4] This marked a decrease from the 2011 census, when the population was 6,862, and from 2002, when it was 7,894.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	7,894	—
2011	6,862	−13.1%
2021	6,359	−7.3%
Source: Census data

Notable people edit

Nicodemus of Tismana (c. 1320 – 1406)

References edit

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Speake, Graham (2018). A history of the Athonite Commonwealth: the spiritual and cultural diaspora of Mount Athos. New York. ISBN 978-1-108-34922-2. OCLC 1041501028.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.