Poenari
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Poenari may refer to several places in Romania
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- Poenari, a village in UlmiUlmi, GiurgiuUlmi is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Căscioarele, Drăgăneasca, Ghionea, Icoana, Moşteni, Poenari, Trestieni and Ulmi....
Commune, Giurgiu CountyGiurgiu CountyGiurgiu is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².* Romanians – over 96%* Roma – 3.5%, and others.- Geography :... - Poenari, a district in the city of Râmnicu VâlceaRâmnicu VâlceaRâmnicu Vâlcea is the capital city of Vâlcea County, Romania .-Geography and climate:Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central-south area of Romania...
, Vâlcea CountyVâlcea CountyVâlcea is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia... - Poenari Castle, Vlad III the ImpalerVlad III the ImpalerVlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans...
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