PITESTI ARGES ROMANIA Forests, source of life Proiect etwinning
2014 Scoala Nicolae Iorga 1
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The project team working Secondary School "Nicolae Iorga"
Pitesti, Arges, Romania Arges, Romania Luminita Bratu, prof.
chemistry physics Mihaela Ionescu, prof. english language Luminita
Bucsan, primary teacher education Luminita Enache, primary teacher
education 2
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Pitesti 3
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The town of Piteti Piteti, the residence of Arge departement,
lies among the intercrossings of the most important European
commercial roads, in an area blessed by God, protected from history
and natures hostilities. The town of Piteti is situated in a
naturally picturesque environment, in the countrys central part, at
the junction of the Arge River with the Ladys River. The town is
crossed by the parallel of 445130 East latitude, being at only 20
km south of the parallel of 45. Situated at an altitude between 250
and 350metres, the town of Piteti lies at the edge of two lage
geographical units: the Getic Plateau an the Romanian Plain. Two
hypotheses have been issued concering the toponym of Piteti, one
would be that the name of our town derives from the eponym Pitea or
Pitu, hypothesis sustained by the great historian Nicolae Iorga(
our chool is named the Nicolae Iorga Gymnasium School), and the
other hypothesis, sustained by the local searches, has been
determined by its placement among hills(pitit= hidden). 4
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Ever since the Middle Ages, Piteti has been known as a
commercial town. Even if the first written document recording
Piteti has the hall mark of Mircea the Old, one of the most
important rulers of Romania, and dates from May 20, 1388, the
historical vestiges are a living proof of the human activity in
this region. Piteti is a very old place, numerous archaeological
sources attesting the existence of people living in this part of
the country ever since the Inferior Paleolithic and the Age of
Bronze. There is no doubt that this seltlement was inhabited during
the Getic and Dacian period and also during the Romanization
process. The exhibits from the Arge County Museum stand witness for
peoples activity during the Age of Bronze and the Inferior
Paleolithic. Nowadays, Piteti is a modern, dynamic town, its
200,000 inhabitants being proud of the changes that occur. 5
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The modern contemporary image of our town is given by the vast
green areas, the batural parks, the culture and the art, the
educational system, the performance sports activities and the
beautiful attractive areas in the centre of the town. Piteti is
also known as the tulips town. Each spring Piteti is the host of a
flower show, called the Tulips Symphony. Between 11 th -13 th
April, 2014, the Municipality of Piteti organized the 37 th edition
of this magnificent flower show in which the students of our school
took part in the Flowers Parade. 6
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In point of education, Pitesti has a lot of primary schools,
grammar schools and high schools. It is also an important
university centre, having both a state university and a private
university. The schools, the art schools, the museums, the
theatres, the cinemas, the libraries are also the values of our
town, many of them being known in the whole country. Our school,
the "Nicolae Iorga" Gymnasium School, is situated in the centre of
the town of Pitesti. This co-educational school was built in 1965
and both boys and girls attend it. There are 336 primary school
students who go to school in the morning and 242 middle
schoolchildren who go to school in the afternoon. The teaching
staff is represented by 13 schoolmistresses and 22 teachers. Our
school has 15 modern classrooms, 2 laboratories, the Biology lab
and the Physics lab, 3 cabinets, normaly the R.E. cabinet, the I.T.
cabinet and the phsycho- pedagogical cabinet. There is also the gym
on the ground floor, the school library and the consulting-room on
the second floor. There are also 2 playgrounds where students can
play football, handball and basketball. For those who enjoy
swimming there is a covered Olympic Swimming-pool just a few
hundred metres away. Our school has its own emblem and its own
hymn. 7
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www scoala5.ro On its site, www scoala5.ro, one can see some of
the most enjoyable and interesting activities in which students are
involved. In the last years many new buildings, public institutions
and important private commercial centres have been built in our
town. The town has a covered Olympic Swimming Pool, three uncovered
swimming pools, a skating-rink, a gymnasium hall and many stadiums.
The tradition of the people who live in Pitesti is to keep the town
clean, to have many "green area", many parks and forests and famous
public gardens. 8
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The Trivale Forest The Trivale Forest, "older than centuries",
that lies in the northen part, is a vast area covered with green
trees, both deciduous and coniferious trees. This forest represents
for the inhabitants of Pitesti a great source of life, the true
"lungs" of the people of Pitesti, a shelter for the species of
animals that live in this forest and a suitable place to grow for
the flora, specific to this region. The Trivale Forest represents
for the people of Pitesti not only a source of life, but also a
source of relaxion. What can be more relaxing than having long
walks through the forest or sitting on benches under the green old
trees or visiting the zoo in this forest? Therefore, it is our duty
to save this forest, to plant new trees every year to that the
future genertions to come may enjoy the fresh air of the forest. We
must stop polluting nature, we must stop cutting down trees, we
must stop throwing garbage away, we must stop destroying NATURE,
who is our mother, actually. We should lend ear to Nature's cry,
because solutionrobs air to breathe. We should join our efforts to
fight for her children ; the trees, the plants, the grass, the
animals, the birds and the Earth people. 9