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Făurești

commune in Vâlcea County, Romania

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 24, 2020
Entity authorityQ12724793 ↗
Source-derived summary

Făurești is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bungețani, Făurești, Găinești, Mărcușu and Milești (the commune centre). It also included the villages of Băbeni-Oltețu, Budești, Colelia and Diculești until 2004, when these were split off to form Diculești Commune.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Făurești” as commune in Vâlcea County, Romania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Făurești, commune and Vâlcea.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2004—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Făurești, commune and Vâlcea providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Făurești”, the useful work is to connect “commune in Vâlcea County, Romania” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 24, 2020. The linked authority identifier is Q12724793. Authority coordinates are 44.575, 24.012. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2004.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Făurești”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Făurești primary sources, Făurești archive and Făurești research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Făurești”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Făurești” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.