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For other uses of "Argeș", see Argeș (disambiguation).

The Argeș in Mihăilești-Cornetu

The Argeș in Romania

Romania

Argeș, Dâmbovița, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Călărași

Curtea de Argeș, Pitești, Oltenița

Făgăraș Mountains

2,030 m (6,660 ft)

Danube

Oltenița

44°3′33″N 26°37′1″ECoordinates: 44°3′33″N 26°37′1″E

350 km (220 mi)

12,550 km2 (4,850 sq mi)

73 m3/s (2,600 cu ft/s)

Danube→ Black Sea

Vâlsan, Râul Doamnei, Dâmbovița

Neajlov

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The Argeș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ] (listen)) is a river in Southern Romania, a left tributary of the Danube.[1][2] It is 350 km (220 mi) long, and its basin area is 12,550 km2 (4,850 sq mi).[2][3] Its source is in the Făgăraș Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians and it flows into the Danube at Oltenița.

 

The main city on the Argeș is Pitești. Upstream, it is retained by the Vidraru Dam, which has created Lake Vidraru. Its upper course, upstream of Lake Vidraru, is also called Capra.

 

Contents

• 1 Name
• 2 Localities
• 3 Hydro energy
• 4 Tributaries
• 5 See also
• 6 References

 

Name

 

The river is believed to be the same as Ὀρδησσός Ordessus, a name mentioned by Ancient Greek historian Herodotus.[4] The etymology of Argeș is not clear. Traditionally, it was considered that it is derived from the ancient name, through a reconstructed term, *Argessis. The capital of Dacian leader Burebista was named Argedava, but it appears that it has no link with the name for the river.[5]

 

An alternate etymology derives the name of the river from a Pecheneg word, transliterated into Romanian as argiș (meaning "higher ground"). The earliest recorded variants of the name, referring to the city of Curtea de Argeș (lit. "The Court on the Argeș"), also suggest a derivation from this word: Argyas (1369), Argies (1379), Arghiș (1427), the river probably taking the name of the city.[5]

 

Localities

 

The following localities are situated along the river Argeș, from source to mouth: Căpățânenii Ungureni, Căpățânenii Pământeni, Arefu, Poienarii de Argeș, Corbeni, Rotunda, Albeștii de Argeș, Curtea de Argeș, Băiculești, Merișani, Bascov, Pitești, Găești, Bolintin-Deal, Adunații-Copăceni, and Oltenița.

 

Hydro energy

 

The river Argeș and some of its tributaries are used for hydro energy.[6] The hydroelectrical system consists of several dams, lakes, tunnels and power plants.[7] The lakes built on the Argeș River are: Vidraru, Oiești, Cerbureni, Curtea de Argeș, Zigoneni, Merișani, Budeasa, Bascov, Pitești, Călinești (or Golești), Zăvoiu (near Mătăsaru), Ogrezeni and Mihăilești.[8] There are dams also on its tributaries.

 

Tributaries

 

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Argeș (from source to mouth):[2]

• Left tributaries: Braia, Mândra, Buda, Valea cu Pești, Valea Lupului, Berindești, Valea Iașului, Sasu, Vâlsan, Râul Doamnei, Vrănești, Râncăciov, Cârcinov, Budișteanca, Sabar, Dâmbovița, Rasa, and Luica.

• Right tributaries: Paltinul, Lespezi, Modrugaz, Cumpăna, Valea lui Stan, Arefu, Bănești (Cicănești), Valea Danului, Tutana, Schiau, Bascov and Neajlov.

 

See also

• List of longest rivers of Romania
• Battle of the Argeș

References