The commune is located in the central-north part of the county, in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians, some 32 km (20 mi) west of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. The river Bistrița (also known as Bistrița Vâlceană) and its tributary, the Costești, flow through the commune.
costești, vâlcea, costești, commune, located, vâlcea, county, oltenia, romania, composed, four, villages, bistrița, costești, văratici, pietreni, costeșticommuneview, bistrița, village, with, bistrița, monastery, foregroundlocation, vâlcea, countycosteștilocat. Costești is a commune located in Valcea County Oltenia Romania It is composed of four villages Bistrița Costești Văratici and Pietreni CosteștiCommuneView of Bistrița village with Bistrița Monastery in the foregroundLocation in Valcea CountyCosteștiLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 45 9 N 24 4 E 45 150 N 24 067 E 45 150 24 067 Coordinates 45 9 N 24 4 E 45 150 N 24 067 E 45 150 24 067CountryRomaniaCountyValceaGovernment Mayor 2020 2024 Toma Marius Peștereanu PSD Area100 2 km2 38 7 sq mi Elevation452 m 1 483 ft Population 2011 1 3 244 Density32 km2 84 sq mi Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Postal code247115 247118Vehicle reg VLWebsitewww wbr comuna costesti wbr roThe commune is located in the central north part of the county in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians some 32 km 20 mi west of the county seat Ramnicu Valcea The river Bistrița also known as Bistrița Valceană and its tributary the Costești flow through the commune Costești is traversed by national road DN17 ro which connects Ramnicu Valcea to Targu Jiu and Drobeta Turnu Severin further west Arnota Monastery ro and Bistrița Monastery are located in Costești Part of the Buila Vanturarița National Park is situated on the territory of the commune References Edit Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe municipii orase si localităti componenete la RPL 2011 XLS National Institute of Statistics View of Costești with Stogul Hill in the middle Arnota Monastery Bistrița Monastery Wooden church in Costești village This Valcea County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Costești Valcea amp oldid 1057319676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,