Scorniceşti

Scornicești
Town
Coat of arms
Scornicești Location of Scorniceşti
Coordinates: 44°34′12″N 24°33′0″E / 44.57000°N 24.55000°E / 44.57000; 24.55000Coordinates: 44°34′12″N 24°33′0″E / 44.57000°N 24.55000°E / 44.57000; 24.55000
Country	Romania
County	Olt County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Constantin Nedelea (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	168.77 km2 (65.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	11,766
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Climate	Cfb
Website	http://www.primariascornicesti.ro/

Scornicești (Romanian pronunciation: [skorniˈt͡ʃeʃtʲ]) is a town in Olt County, Romania with a population of 11,766. The town administers 13 villages (Bălțați, Bircii, Chițeasca, Constantinești, Jitaru, Mărgineni-Slobozia, Mihăilești-Popești, Mogoșești, Negreni, Piscani, Rusciori, Șuica and Teiuș) and has a total area of 170 km², being the locality with the largest area in the county of Olt, surpassing even its capital Slatina. Scornicești is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.

Scornicești was the birthplace of communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu, who lived here until the age of 11, when he left for Bucharest to become a shoemaker. During his dictatorship, Ceaușescu wanted to make Scornicești a "model town" to house the newly created "Socialist Man". So, in 1988, he began his plan by demolishing the traditional village houses and replacing them with apartment buildings, and changed the status of the place from "village" to "city" (however, the bulldozers did not destroy the leader's birth home, which is now one of the local attractions - ).

Ceaușescu also built a large stadium (with a capacity of 30,000 spectators) for the local football team, FC Olt, which, with the help of the Ceaușescus, was promoted to Divizia A. Nowadays, the team plays in the Olt County Championship.

Dinel Staicu, a Romanian millionaire, announced that he is building a museum in Scornicești dedicated to Ceaușescu.

The Scornicești Solar Park power system of solar panels is located there.

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