1. Scornicești was the birthplace of communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu, who lived here
until the age of 11, when he left forBucharest 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, thebulldozers did not destroy the leader's
birth home, which is now one of the local attractions - see on WikiMapia).
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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