Câmpulung
Câmpulung (also spelled Cîmpulung, Romanian pronunciation: [kɨmpuˈluŋɡ], German: Langenau, Old Romanian Dlăgopole, Длъгополе (from Middle Bulgarian)), or Câmpulung Muscel, is a city in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is situated among the outlying hills of the Southern Carpathians, at the head of a long well-wooded glen traversed by the river Târgului, a tributary of the river Argeș.
Câmpulung | |
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Municipality | |
The bust of Negru Vodă | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Argeș County | |
Câmpulung Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′04″N 25°2′47″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Argeș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Elena-Valerica Lasconi (USR PLUS) |
| Area | 35.59 km2 (13.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 27,574 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 115100 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 48 |
| Vehicle reg. | AG |
| Website | www |
Its pure air and fine scenery render Câmpulung a popular summer resort. In the city there are more than twenty churches, besides a monastery and a cathedral, which both claim to have been founded in the 13th century by Radu Negru, legendary first Prince of Wallachia. The town also lies 580–780 m (1,900–2,560 ft) above sea level and has a lot of unchanged architecture from the 19th and 18th century making it almost a time capsule from the past.