Găești

Găești
Town
Găești Location of Găești
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Dâmbovița County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Dan Eugen Iacobuţă (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	16,598
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-gaesti.ro/

Găești (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡəˈjeʃtʲ]) is a town in Dâmbovița county, Romania with a population of 16,598.

History

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1912	3,990	—
1930	5,328	+33.5%
1948	7,726	+45.0%
1956	7,179	−7.1%
1966	8,962	+24.8%
1977	12,494	+39.4%
1992	18,566	+48.6%
2002	16,598	−10.6%
2011	12,767	−23.1%
Source: Census data

The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (boyars) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their name was Găești.

It was first mentioned on 19 July 1498 during the rule of Radu cel Mare, the son of Vlad Călugărul, who donated the land around Găești to the Monastery of Râncăciov. In 1807, most of the buildings of Găești were destroyed by a fire, then in 1812, it was hit by the plague.

Economy

Arctic S.A. company is headquartered in the town.

Famous natives

• Gheorghe Zamfir, musician
• Mihai Popescu, handballer