Vladimir, Gorj

Vladimir
Commune
Coordinates: 44°50′N 23°34′E / 44.833°N 23.567°E / 44.833; 23.567Coordinates: 44°50′N 23°34′E / 44.833°N 23.567°E / 44.833; 23.567
Country Romania
County Gorj
Component villages Andreești, Frasin, Valea Deșului, Vladimir
Population (2011)
  Total 2,793

Vladimir is a commune in Gorj County, Romania, with a population of 2,793. It is composed of four villages: Andreești, Frasin, Valea Deșului and Vladimir. Tudor Vladimirescu, the Romanian revolutionary hero and the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 was born in the Vladimir village and the house where he was born is now a museum.

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