Arefu

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Arefu
Commune
Arefu Monastery
Arefu Monastery
Arefu is located in Romania
Arefu
Arefu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°20′N 24°36′E / 45.333°N 24.600°E / 45.333; 24.600Coordinates: 45°20′N 24°36′E / 45.333°N 24.600°E / 45.333; 24.600
CountryRomania
CountyArgeș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gheorghe Stoican[1] (PSD)
Area
420.25 km2 (162.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
2,405
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
117040
Area code0248
Vehicle reg.AG
Websitehttps://www.cjarges.ro/en/web/arefu

Arefu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Arefu, Căpățânenii Pământeni (the commune center) and Căpățânenii Ungureni.

In Popular Culture[]

  • In the game Fallout 3, a settlement in the Capital Wasteland shares its name with Arefu, and is involved in a quest involving faux-vampirism, in reference to the real Arefu's proximity to the castle of Vlad Tepes III.

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
The Citadel
Vidraru Dam above Arefu
Transfăgărășan road above Arefu


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