# Roșiorii de Vede

Roșiorii de Vede (Romanian pronunciation:; sometimes Roșiori de Vede or, in old versions, Rușii de Vede) is a city in Teleorman County, Romania. Located in the Muntenia region, it is one of the oldest cities in the country. It was first mentioned in a document which dates back to 1385, when the city was visited by two German pilgrims who were returning from Jerusalem and stopped for a few days in a town they called Russenart.

## Geography

The city is situated in the middle of the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the Vedea River and its right tributary, the Bratcov. It is located in the central-west part of Teleorman County, at a distance of 32 km (20 mi) from the county seat, Alexandria.
It neighbors the following communes: Măldăeni to the west, Peretu and Troianul to the south, Vedea and Drăgănești de Vede to the east, and Scrioaștea to the north.

### Climate

Roșiorii de Vede has a continental climate (Köppen: Dfa), with cold winters and hot summers.
Climate data for Roșiorii de Vede (1991–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 39.3 (102.7) | 42.7 (108.9) | 40.4 (104.7) | 37.2 (99.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 3.7 (38.7) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) | −3.1 (26.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 2.3 (36.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −4.0 (24.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | −5.0 (23.0) | −16.0 (3.2) | −23.0 (−9.4) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.6 (1.24) | 26.0 (1.02) | 35.5 (1.40) | 40.4 (1.59) | 59.9 (2.36) | 67.0 (2.64) | 64.1 (2.52) | 42.2 (1.66) | 42.7 (1.68) | 47.5 (1.87) | 33.1 (1.30) | 36.8 (1.45) | 526.8 (20.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 70.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 84.7 | 116.7 | 169.3 | 212.0 | 270.0 | 295.0 | 325.2 | 310.8 | 227.5 | 164.8 | 92.3 | 74.6 | 2,342.9 |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

Roșiorii de Vede is traversed by the national road DN6, which links Bucharest, 121 km (75 mi) to the east, to the Banat region in western Romania.
The Roșiorii de Vede train station serves the CFR Line 900, with service towards Costești, Turnu Măgurele, and Alexandria–Zimnicea.

## Education

The Anastasescu National College is a high school that opened in 1919; the school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

## Natives

Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city. These include:
* Anton Berindei
* Dimitrie I. Berindei [ro]
* Dan Marian Costescu [ro]
* Alexandru Depărățeanu
* Stephan Drăghici
* Marin Ferecatu
* Liviu Floricel
* Gala Galaction
* Nicolae Gheorghe
* Radu Grămăticu
* Ioan Ianolide [ro]
* Iulian Miu
* Robert Neciu
* Marin Preda
* Zaharia Stancu
* Liviu Surugiu [ro]
* Claudiu Tămăduianu
* Nicolae Vedea Popescu [ro]