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The new project is an initiative of the Commune of Nucșoara in Argeș County, carried out with the support of the Conservation Carpathia team and aims to protect some of the most spectacular ancient beech trees in Europe and to contribute to…

The smallest commune in Romania is in Hunedoara. It has only 88 inhabitants, a third less than 10 years ago, according to the provisional data of the 2021 census published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). It is about…

Mayor of Pietrosita commune in Dambovita county, Ion Leonard Dicu, has appointed himself as honorary citizen of the locality he is running. The title gives him free access to cultural events. Social Democrat Party vice-president, Adrian…

A commune in Bucovina region, northern Romania has been recently included in the top ten of Europe’s most colourful destinations by Lonely Planet. According to the renowned travel guide, Ciocănești commune in the Carpathians area of…

Strange case in a village in Transylvania: three teachers are teaching to one single 8th grade pupil in Râmeț commune, Alba county. The boy is also the only middle school pupil in the educational unit, for the other 8 pupils are attending…

Inhabitants from a village in Alba county, central Romania decided to call the shots on their day to day life and needs and to revamp their locality with their own hands, without waiting for money from the local authorities. They…

A new mountain resort is ready to come into its own in Romania, also ready to display a brand new ski slope. Located in a picturesque mountain scenery, packed with plenty of trees and water springs, the new touristic site is actually an…

The mayor of Tătulești commune in Olt county, Lucian Istrate was shot dead on Saturday while he was hunting. Police sources said the mayor was a beater and was accidentally shot dead by another hunter whose son died in 2009 after being…

Mayor of Sibiu commune Șelimbăr, Daniel Maricuța, suspected of corruption and of taking EUR 1.8m bribe, has been held on remand on Wednesday, along with the secretary of Șelimbăr town hall, Elena Scumpu. The mayor had been taken for…

Former president Traian Basescu posted on Facebook on Saturday that he feels sorry for the 127 families in Nana commune that have they agricultural lands sequestered, saying these families are taking the consequences of some political…