Caracal municipality covers an area of 72 km2 in the plain of the same name. If, according to statistics of the year 1845 Caracal had, at that time within its 10 slums 952 families, or approximately 5,000 inhabitants, the 2002 census recorded a total of 36 406 inhabitants, of which 2,000 youngsters were gone to […]

This “jewel” of the city is left to posterity by Constantin Poroineanu in his birth certificate being recorded 1908 and has remained for years the most important objective of landscape architecture in the former county of Romanati the current county Olt and one of the most beautiful across the country. Made by french landscape architects […]

The idea of founding a museum in our city appeared in the second half of the nineteenth century, when the Roman remains at Romula became subject of intrest of some outstanding archaeologists outstanding of the time. Alexandru Odobescu in his wok , called “Antiquities of the county Romanaţi” published in 1877, talked about the many […]

The Monument of Gratitude from Caracal is dedicated to the heroes who fought in the operations from East and West during the period 1941 – 1945, and to war veterans who were involved in the liberation of the Romanian land. The monument was raised by the Local Council and City Hall of the Municipality of […]

Heroes Monument, the work of sculptor John Schmidt, from Bucharest is finished at the end of 1926 and was inaugurated on the day of the Ascension, July 2, 1927 on Heroes Day. It consists of three statuary bronze, placed on a plinth of stone brought from a quarry in the Apuseni Mountains. The plaque in […]

By 1896 Court Romanaţi operated inside the Prefecture. Becoming cramped the local authorities took the decision of building the headquarters of justice. The building was constructed in neoclassical style, and to serve as the Palace of Justice. Was augmented by a new construction that was added in 1927 for  the Court of Jurors and for […]

An important name in the judicial area of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Ion Hagiescu-Mirişte was always drawn to art. From its impressive collection of objects he wanted to set up a museum that bequeath to descendants, in Caracal. Ion Hagiescu-Mirişte studied law in Bucureşti and in Paris, then practicing in the […]

On September 1, 1954 was founded “House of Pioneers” nearby Iancu Jianu’s memorial house, designed to shape the minds of children, to develop their skills and abilities, talents, to enrich their knowledge. Initially functioned with a number of 10 circles, then in 1970 with 15 circles, with the following profiles: hiking, karts, instrumental music, cineclub, […]

Built between 1890-1893 by a merchant from Caracal, Florea Niculescu, known and appreciated in that epoch, after architect Julius Mariani’s plans, with the support of engineer Ernest Gesner. Through years 1910-1911, Florea Niculescu went bankrupt and the house becomes the property of Urban Credit Bank. In 1912, great Romanian diplomat Nicolae Titulescu became deputy of […]

Massive and having a special form of manorial style cula, the house was probably built by the butler Costache Jianu Iancu’s father, in the late eighteenth century, being a building with ground, floor and a basement. The ground floor has the decking below ground level by 20 centimeters and consists of three rooms of modest […]