Roșiorii de Vede

The city is situated in the middle of the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Vedea River and its right tributary, the Bratcov. It is located in the central-west part of Teleorman County, at a distance of {{cvt|32|km}} from the county seat, Alexandria.

It neighbors the following communes: Măldăeni to the west, Peretu and Troianul to the south, Vedea and Drăgănești de Vede to the east, and Scrioaștea to the north.

Roșiorii de Vede has a continental climate (Köppen: Dfa),{{Cite journal |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with cold winters and hot summers.

{{Weather box

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| location = Roșiorii de Vede (1991–2020)

| Jan record high C = 18.0

| Feb record high C = 22.2

| Mar record high C = 26.0

| Apr record high C = 31.8

| May record high C = 35.0

| Jun record high C = 39.3

| Jul record high C = 42.7

| Aug record high C = 40.4

| Sep record high C = 37.2

| Oct record high C = 33.0

| Nov record high C = 26.1

| Dec record high C = 17.5

| year record high C = 42.7

| Jan high C = 2.1

| Feb high C = 5.6

| Mar high C = 12.1

| Apr high C = 18.4

| May high C = 24.0

| Jun high C = 28.3

| Jul high C = 30.8

| Aug high C = 30.9

| Sep high C = 25.3

| Oct high C = 18.1

| Nov high C = 10.2

| Dec high C = 3.7

| year high C = 17.5

| Jan mean C = -1.8

| Feb mean C = 0.7

| Mar mean C = 6.0

| Apr mean C = 11.9

| May mean C = 17.4

| Jun mean C = 21.6

| Jul mean C = 23.8

| Aug mean C = 23.6

| Sep mean C = 18.1

| Oct mean C = 11.8

| Nov mean C = 5.7

| Dec mean C = -0.1

| year mean C = 11.6

| Jan low C = -5.0

| Feb low C = -3.1

| Mar low C = 1.3

| Apr low C = 6.2

| May low C = 11.2

| Jun low C = 15.1

| Jul low C = 16.9

| Aug low C = 17.0

| Sep low C = 12.3

| Oct low C = 7.1

| Nov low C = 2.3

| Dec low C = -3.0

| year low C = 6.5

| Jan record low C = -26.5

| Feb record low C = -20.5

| Mar record low C = -4.0

| Apr record low C = 1.0

| May record low C = 4.7

| Jun record low C = 8.2

| Jul record low C = 7.5

| Aug record low C = 1.3

| Sep record low C = -5.0

| Oct record low C = -16.0

| Nov record low C = -23.0

| Dec record low C = -25.6

| year record low C = -26.5

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 31.6

| Feb precipitation mm = 26.0

| Mar precipitation mm = 35.5

| Apr precipitation mm = 40.4

| May precipitation mm = 59.9

| Jun precipitation mm = 67.0

| Jul precipitation mm = 64.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 42.2

| Sep precipitation mm = 42.7

| Oct precipitation mm = 47.5

| Nov precipitation mm = 33.1

| Dec precipitation mm = 36.8

| year precipitation mm = 526.8

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 5.7

| Feb precipitation days = 4.9

| Mar precipitation days = 5.7

| Apr precipitation days = 6.3

| May precipitation days = 8.2

| Jun precipitation days = 7.6

| Jul precipitation days = 6.4

| Aug precipitation days = 4.4

| Sep precipitation days = 4.4

| Oct precipitation days = 5.5

| Nov precipitation days = 5.6

| Dec precipitation days = 6.0

| year precipitation days = 70.7

| Jan sun = 84.7

| Feb sun = 116.7

| Mar sun = 169.3

| Apr sun = 212.0

| May sun = 270.0

| Jun sun = 295.0

| Jul sun = 325.2

| Aug sun = 310.8

| Sep sun = 227.5

| Oct sun = 164.8

| Nov sun = 92.3

| Dec sun = 74.6

| year sun = 2342.9

| source = NOAA{{cite web

|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Romania/CSV/RosiorideVede_15470.csv

|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Roșiorii de Vede

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = January 11, 2024}}

}}

Roșiorii de Vede is traversed by the national road DN6, which links Bucharest, {{cvt|121|km}} to the east, to the Banat region in western Romania.

The Roșiorii de Vede train station serves the CFR Line 900, with service towards Costești, Turnu Măgurele, and Alexandria–Zimnicea.

The Anastasescu National College is a high school that opened in 1919; the school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city. These include:

• Anton Berindei
• {{ill|Dimitrie I. Berindei|ro}}
• {{ill|Dan Marian Costescu|ro}}
• Alexandru Depărățeanu
• Stephan Drăghici
• Marin Ferecatu
• Liviu Floricel
• Gala Galaction
• Nicolae Gheorghe
• Radu Grămăticu
• {{ill|Ioan Ianolide|ro}}
• Iulian Miu
• Robert Neciu
• Marin Preda
• Zaharia Stancu
• {{ill|Liviu Surugiu|ro}}
• Claudiu Tămăduianu
• {{ill|Nicolae Vedea Popescu|ro}}

{{Historical populations

| source = Census data

| 1912 |10960

| 1930 |11453

| 1948 |14905

| 1956 |17320

| 1966 |21747

| 1977 |28847

| 1992 |37640

| 2002 |31873

| 2011 |24222

| 2021 |22294

}}

{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Roșiorii de Vede}}

• [http://www.primariarosioriidevede.ro/ Roșiori de Vede City Hall site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20240531065032/http://rosioriidevedeonline.3owl.com/ Roșiori de Vede Community site]

{{Teleorman County}}

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