Coordinates: 44°23′N 25°00′E / 44.383°N 25.000°E / 44.383; 25.000

Siliștea Gumești

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Siliștea Gumești
File:Siliștea Gumești.jpg
Location in Teleorman County
Location in Teleorman County
Coordinates: 44°23′N 25°00′E / 44.383°N 25.000°E / 44.383; 25.000
CountryRomania
CountyTeleorman
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
147350
Vehicle reg.TR

Siliștea Gumești is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Siliștea Gumești. It was known as Siliștea Nouă from 1968 to 1996. Near Siliștea Gumești there is an abandoned air base; built in 1945–1947, the military facility operated MiG-15s.[2] Famous residents include the writer Marin Preda (1922-1980), considered the most important novelist in the post-World War II Romanian literature. The action of his novel, Moromeții, takes place at Siliștea Gumești.

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  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. Bouleanu, Elisabeth (March 16, 2015). "Enigma aerodromului din "Moromeții", făcut pentru "avioanele astea noi, care zburau ca glonțul". Ce a mai rămas din unitatea dotată cu reactoare MIG 15". Adevărul (in română). Retrieved May 5, 2020.