:Râmnicu Sărat
{{Short description|City in Buzău County, Romania}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = municipality
|county = Buzău
|official_name = Râmnicu Sărat
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU BZ Ramnicu Sarat CoA.PNG
|image_skyline = RSCityHall.JPG
|image_caption = Râmnicu Sărat town hall
|image_map = Ramnicu Sarat jud Buzau.png
|map_caption = Location in Buzău County
|leader_name = Sorin-Valentin Cîrjan{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=16 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|leader_term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|45|22|48|N|27|3|36|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 118
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 8.77
|population_total = auto
|population_as_of =
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 125300
|area_code = (+40) 02 38
|website = {{URL|https://primariermsarat.ro/}}
}}
Râmnicu Sărat (also spelled Rîmnicu Sărat, {{IPA|ro|ˌrɨmniku səˈrat}}, {{langx|de|Rümnick}} or Rebnick; {{langx|tr|Remnik}}) is a city in Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It was first attested in a document of 1439, and raised to the rank of municipiu in 1994.
The city rises from a marshy plain, east of the Carpathian Mountains, and west of the cornlands of southern Moldavia. It lies on the left bank of the river Râmnicul Sărat. Salt and petroleum are worked in the mountains, and there is a considerable trade in agricultural produce and preserved meat.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|align=none
|1859 |5707
|1900 |13134of whom 1,500 were Jews, {{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Râmnicu Sarat |volume=22 |page=877}}
|1912 |14496
|1930 |15007
|1948 |19267
|1956 |19095
|1966 |22336
|1977 |28689
|1992 |41405
|2002 |38805
|2011 |31256
|2021 |29774
}}
History
Râmnicu Sărat was the scene of battles between the Wallachians and Ottomans in 1634, 1434, and 1573.
It was also here that, in 1789 (during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792), an army of Imperial Russian and Habsburg troops, commanded by Alexander Suvorov, defeated the Ottoman forces in the Battle of Rymnik. For this victory, Suvorov was awarded the victory title of "Count of Rymnik" or "Rimniksky" (граф Рымникский) by empress Catherine the Great of Russia.
In 1854, Râmnicu Sărat was almost destroyed by fire and was rebuilt. From 1864 to 1950 (with the exception of 1938–1940), the city was the seat of Râmnicu Sărat County. From 1901 to 1963, the Râmnicu Sărat Prison operated in the city.
Educational institutions
- Alexandru Vlahuță National College
- Ștefan cel Mare Theoretical High School
- Elina Matei Basarab Technological Economic High School
- Victor Frunză Technological High School
- Traian Săvulescu Technological High School
Natives
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- Petre Antonescu
- Mariana Bitang
- Romeo Bunică
- Kid Cann
- Nicolae Ciupercă
- Nicolae Fleva
- Ioan Glogojeanu
- Pompiliu Iordache
- Petre Iorgulescu-Yor
- Damian Militaru
- Nicolae Minovici
- Ștefan Minovici
- Costin Murgescu
- Leonida Nedelcu
- Eduard Nicola
- Adrian Oțoiu
- Ștefan Petrescu
- Traian Săvulescu
- Saul Steinberg
- Nicu Stoian
- Marius Tigoianu
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Gallery
Image:Gara rm sarat.jpg|The Râmnicu Sărat train station, designed by Anghel Saligny
Image:Suvorov ramna monument surroundings today.jpg|The Battle of Rymnik battlefield
Image:RSVlahuta.JPG|Alexandru Vlahuță National College
File:Biserica_Adormirea_Maicii_Domnului,_Râmnicu_Sărat.JPG|Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, built by Constantin Brâncoveanu in 1697
References
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{{Buzău County}}
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Category:Localities in Muntenia
Category:Capitals of former Romanian counties