Gorj County
Gorj County is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. Gorj comes from the Slavic Gornji Jiu, in contrast with Dolnji.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 334,238 and its population density was.At the 2021 census, Gorj County had a population of 314,685.
| Year | County population |
| 1948 | 280,524 |
| 1956 | 293,031 |
| 1966 | 298,382 |
| 1977 | 348,521 |
| 1992 | 400,100 |
| 2002 | 387,308 |
| 2011 | 334,238 |
| 2021 | 314,685 |
Geography
Gorj County has a total area of.The North side of the county consists of various mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. In the West there are the Vâlcan Mountains, and in the East there are the Parâng Mountains and the Negoveanu Mountains. The two groups are split by the Jiu River.
To the South, the heights decrease through the hills to a high plain at the Western end of the Wallachian Plain.
The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River; its tributaries include the Tismana, Gilort, and Motru rivers.
Neighbours
- Vâlcea County to the east.
- Mehedinți County and Caraș-Severin County to the west.
- Hunedoara County to the north.
- Dolj County to the south.
Economy
- Mining equipment industry.
- Food and beverages industry.
- Textile industry.
- Mechanical components industry.
- Glass industry.
- Wood industry.
Due to the decrease in mining activity, the county has one of the highest unemployment levels in the country.
Succes Nic Com
Succes Nic Com is a retail company founded in Gorj in 1994. Its 2011 turnover amounted to 65 million euros. In 2013, it operated 200 stores of the proximity and supermarket types, plus a single hypermarket, employing a total of over 1,000 people. In 2014, it was the 10th largest food retailer in Romania, with a turnover of 75 million euros, although this was slightly less than its 2013 turnover of 80 million euros. The company filed for bankruptcy in early 2015, losing half its revenue by 2017.Tourism
The main tourist destinations are:- The city and the area around Târgu Jiu:
- * The Constantin Brâncuși sculptural ensemble;
- * Tismana Monastery.
- The Parâng Mountains.
- Polovragi Monastery.
Politics
Administrative divisions
Gorj County has 2 municipalities, 7 towns and 61 communes- Municipalities
- *Motru- population: 15,950
- *Târgu Jiu – capital city; population: 73,545
- Towns
- *Bumbești-Jiu
- *Novaci
- *Rovinari
- *Târgu Cărbunești
- *Țicleni
- *Tismana
- *Turceni
- Communes
- *Albeni
- *Alimpești
- *Aninoasa
- *Arcani
- *Baia de Fier
- *Bălănești
- *Bălești
- *Bărbătești
- *Bengești-Ciocadia
- *Berlești
- *Bâlteni
- *Bolboși
- *Borăscu
- *Brănești
- *Bumbești-Pițic
- *Bustuchin
- *Câlnic
- *Căpreni
- *Cătunele
- *Ciuperceni
- *Crasna
- *Crușeț
- *Dănciulești
- *Dănești
- *Drăgotești
- *Drăguțești
- *Fărcășești
- *Glogova
- *Godinești
- *Hurezani
- *Ionești
- *Jupânești
- *Lelești
- *Licurici
- *Logrești
- *Mătăsari
- *Mușetești
- *Negomir
- *Padeș
- *Peștișani
- *Plopșoru
- *Polovragi
- *Prigoria
- *Roșia de Amaradia
- *Runcu
- *Săcelu
- *Samarinești
- *Săulești
- *Schela
- *Scoarța
- *Slivilești
- *Stănești
- *Stejari
- *Stoina
- *Țânțăreni
- *Telești
- *Turburea
- *Turcinești
- *Urdari
- *Văgiulești
- *Vladimir
Historical county
It was bordered to the west by Mehedinți County, to the north by the counties of Hunedoara and Sibiu, to the east by Vâlcea County, and to the south by Dolj County.
Administration
The county was originally divided into four administrative districts :- Plasa Gilort, headquartered at Gilort
- Plasa Jiu, headquartered at Jiu
- Plasa Novaci, headquartered at Novaci
- Plasa Vulcana, headquartered at Vulcana
- Plasa Amaradia, headquartered at Amaradia
- Plasa Ocolu, headquartered at Ocolul