Arefu

Arefu is a commune in , , . It is composed of three villages: Arefu, Căpățânenii Pământeni, and Căpățânenii Ungureni.
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  • Type: commune of Romania with 2,040 residents
  • Description: commune in Argeș County, Romania
  • Also known as: 14049

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poenari Citadel and Vidraru Dam.

Curtea de Argeș is on the Argeș River in Argeș county, in the historic region of . As of 2021 it had a population of 25,977.

Dam
is a dam in . It was completed in 1966 on the Argeș River and creates . The arch dam was built with the primary purpose to produce hydroelectricity. is situated 4 km north of Arefu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbeni and Arefu.

Village
Photo: Mudilinho, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Arefu.

Village
is a village.

Arefu

Latitude
45.3314° or 45° 19′ 53″ north
Longitude
24.6294° or 24° 37′ 46″ east
Population
2,040
Elevation
632 metres (2,073 feet)
Open location code
8GQ68JJH+HQ
Geo­Names ID
686199
Wiki­data ID
Q12724513
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Volapük—“Arefu” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Arefu
  • Arabic: أريفو
  • Basque: Arefu
  • Cebuano: Comuna Arefu
  • Chechen: Арефу (коммуна)
  • Chechen: Арефу
  • Chinese: Arefu
  • Chinese: 阿雷富鄉
  • Dutch: Arefu
  • French: Arefu
  • Irish: Arefu
  • Italian: Arefu
  • Macedonian: Арефу
  • Malay: Arefu
  • Min Nan Chinese: Arefu
  • Polish: Arefu (gmina)
  • Polish: Arefu
  • Portuguese: Arefu
  • Romanian: Arefu
  • Romanian: Comuna Arefu, Argeș
  • Serbian: Општина Арефу
  • Serbo-Croatian: Opština Arefu, Argeș
  • Tatar: Арефу (коммуна)
  • Tatar: Арефу
  • Turkish: Arefu
  • Ukrainian: Арефу
  • Vietnamese: Arefu
  • Volapük: Arefu

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Localities in the Area

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