Curtea de Arges (k
r`tāä dā är`zhĕsh), town (1990 pop. 32,551), S central Romania, in Walachia, on the southern slope of the Transylvanian Alps. A district administrative and trade center, it has industries producing pottery and wood products. Curtea de Arges served (1330–1430) as the seat of the dukes of Walachia and became (18th cent.) an Orthodox bishopric. Its 16th-century Byzantine cathedral (rebuilt 19th cent.) became the burial place of the kings of Romania.
Curtea de Argeş
r`tāä dā är`zhĕsh), town (1990 pop. 32,551), S central Romania, in Walachia, on the southern slope of the Transylvanian Alps. A district administrative and trade center, it has industries producing pottery and wood products. Curtea de Arges served (1330–1430) as the seat of the dukes of Walachia and became (18th cent.) an Orthodox bishopric. Its 16th-century Byzantine cathedral (rebuilt 19th cent.) became the burial place of the kings of Romania.Curtea de Argeş
a city in Rumania on the Argeş River. It lies in the southern spurs of the Transylvanian Alps in the Argeş district. A climatic spa. Population, 16,400 (1966). Curtea de Argeş was founded in the 14th century; it was the former residence of the bishops and princes of Walachia. Architectural monuments include the prince’s residence (14th century); the cruciform Church of St. Nicoară (1352), with three apses and 14th century frescoes; and the metropolitan church (1512–17; restored in the 19th century) with frescoes (1526) and unusual and festive exterior ornamentation.
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Stelea, V. Curtea de Argeş. Bucharest, 1968.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
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