Stănești, Giurgiu
Stănești is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bălanu, Ghizdaru, Oncești and Stănești.
1907 Peasants' Revolt
Stănești is the location where the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt reached its highest intensity. Lieutenant I. Nițulescu was killed here, while Captain Grigore Mareș was wounded after the troops under their command refused their order to fire, and the two officers were attacked by the local peasants.
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Monografia Comunei Stănești". primaria-stanesti.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Sperlea, Florin (13 January 2011). "Armata și răscoala din 1907. Care este cifra reală a celor uciși?". Historia.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.