Tismana

Town in Gorj, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Gorj County

(2020–2024) Narcis-Petre Remetea^[1] (PSD)Area

307.7879 km² (118.8376 sq mi)Highest elevation

1,946 m (6,385 ft)Lowest elevation

198 m (650 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

6,359 • Density21/km² (54/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

217495

Area code(+40) 02 53Vehicle reg.GJWebsiteprimariatismana.ro

Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers ten villages: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele, and Vânăta.

History

During the Byzantine period, Tismana was a major center of hesychasm when Nicodemus of Tismana built a monastery in Tismana during the 1300s.^[3]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Tismana has a population of 6,359.^[4] This marked a decrease from the 2011 census, when the population was 6,862, and from 2002, when it was 7,894.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	7,894	—
2011	6,862	−13.1%
2021	6,359	−7.3%
Source: Census data

Notable people

Nicodemus of Tismana (c. 1320 – 1406)

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Speake, Graham (2018). A history of the Athonite Commonwealth: the spiritual and cultural diaspora of Mount Athos. New York. ISBN 978-1-108-34922-2. OCLC 1041501028.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.