Făcăeni is a commune in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. Its population was 5,953 at the 2002 census. The commune is composed of two villages, Făcăeni and Progresu.
Făcăeni is located near the Borcea branch of the river Danube and the National Road 3 b (DN 3 B). Its neighbored by Vlădeni to the north, Borduşani to the south, Movila to the west and Topalu to the east. It has a ferryboat used by farmers and workers to get from the village to the Balta Ialomiței (the island situated between the Old Danube and Borcea section used exclusively for agriculture). On the bank of the Borcea there is also a small beach where locals come to play football and swim.
Historyedit
The village's existence has been documented for more than 500 years, but archaeological discoveries prove that the area has been inhabited since at least the Iron Age. Its name is supposed to come from either the Romanian "făcău", archaism for "mill", or the word "flăcău" meaning young man.
Economyedit
Făcăeni had and still has a mostly agrarian economy, even though fishing is still an important occupation. Many inhabitants now seek employment in larger cities or even in other countries.
A wind farm was built in 2017, taking advantage of the wind strength that is sometimes damaging to crops.[2]
The village has one school, General School grades I-X, one kindergarten, three Orthodox churches and two Adventist churches.
Făcăeni is known for having been hit by a tornado on 12 August 2002, a phenomenon highly unusual for this geographical area, which destroyed more than 30 households and part of the forest east of the village.[3]
Nativesedit
Ștefan Bănulescu (1926–1998), author
Vasilica Ghiță Ene (1954–), journalist
Aurelian Bentoiu (1892-1962), lawyer and politician
Referencesedit
^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
făcăeni, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2008, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Făcăeni news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Făcăeni is a commune in Ialomița County Muntenia Romania Its population was 5 953 at the 2002 census The commune is composed of two villages Făcăeni and Progresu FăcăeniCommuneLocation in Ialomița CountyFăcăeniLocation in RomaniaCoordinates 44 34 12 N 27 54 00 E 44 57000 N 27 90000 E 44 57000 27 90000CountryRomaniaCountyIalomițaPopulation 2021 12 01 1 4 899Time zoneEET EEST UTC 2 3 Vehicle reg IL Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Natives 5 ReferencesGeography editFăcăeni is located near the Borcea branch of the river Danube and the National Road 3 b DN 3 B Its neighbored by Vlădeni to the north Bordusani to the south Movila to the west and Topalu to the east It has a ferryboat used by farmers and workers to get from the village to the Balta Ialomiței the island situated between the Old Danube and Borcea section used exclusively for agriculture On the bank of the Borcea there is also a small beach where locals come to play football and swim History editThe village s existence has been documented for more than 500 years but archaeological discoveries prove that the area has been inhabited since at least the Iron Age Its name is supposed to come from either the Romanian făcău archaism for mill or the word flăcău meaning young man Economy editFăcăeni had and still has a mostly agrarian economy even though fishing is still an important occupation Many inhabitants now seek employment in larger cities or even in other countries A wind farm was built in 2017 taking advantage of the wind strength that is sometimes damaging to crops 2 The village has one school General School grades I X one kindergarten three Orthodox churches and two Adventist churches Făcăeni is known for having been hit by a tornado on 12 August 2002 a phenomenon highly unusual for this geographical area which destroyed more than 30 households and part of the forest east of the village 3 Natives editȘtefan Bănulescu 1926 1998 author Vasilica Ghiță Ene 1954 journalist Aurelian Bentoiu 1892 1962 lawyer and politicianReferences edit Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de varstă pe județe și municipii orașe comune la 1 decembrie 2021 XLS National Institute of Statistics Făcăieni comuna unde se seamănă vant USE OF DOPPLER RADAR IN ROMANIA FOR NOWCASTING AND WARNING PDF World Meteorological Organization Retrieved 2008 05 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Făcăeni amp oldid 1084474033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
