Mioveni

Mioveni is a town of 32,000 people (2011) in Muntenia, Romania. Next to the city is the Dacia Car Factory.

Understand
The city of Mioveni has a history of over 500 years. The first documentary attestation dates from 1485. Its name comes from a local knyaz, Mihu (Mihov in Slavonic) Mihoveni (Mioveni), referring directly to the inhabitants of this social formation.

The main historical landmarks of the city of Mioveni go down to the beginnings of social-human development, a fact attested by the polished stone tools discovered in the adjacent areas, as well as by the ceramics from the Bronze Age. Until 1989, Mioveni had the rank of village and was called Colibaşi, a suburban commune of Piteşti. In 1989, the village became the city of Colibaşi. In 1996, as a result of some steps taken by the local authorities, the city of Colibaşi returned to the old name, Mioveni.

The process of industrialization and urbanization during the communist period, respectively the establishment of the two large enterprises, the Automobile Enterprise (Automobile Dacia) and the Nuclear Research Institute led to the destruction of the villagers' houses and the construction of blocks and dormitories for new employees from different areas of Arges and Muscel. But, more than the destruction of the hearth of the village, the industrialization produced real dramas among the locals who fought for the preservation of the cultural-historical identity, of the traditions for this space.

By bus
There are minibuses from Pitești (very frequent) and several daily buses from Bucharest or Brașov; some of their schedules are available on autogari.ro.

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By train
Mioveni is situated on the Pitești-Golești-Argeșelu railway line. Trains arrive every few hours. From Pitești there are connections to Bucharest and Craiova.

Go next

 * Pitesti is about 10 km away.
 * Bucharest, Craiova, Câmpulung and Târgoviște are also quite close by.
 * Brașov and Râșnov can be reached by the scenic Rucăr-Bran Pass.
 * Ștefănești is also a historical town nearby.