Câmpina
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| County | Prahova County | ||
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| Status | Municipality | ||
| Mayor | Tiseanu Horia, National Liberal Party, since 2004 | ||
| Population (2000) | 38,758 | ||
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| Web site | http://www.primariacampina.ro/ | ||
Câmpina (/'kɨm.pi.na/) is a city in Prahova county, Romania, north of the county seat Ploieşti, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania.
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[edit] History
Formerly a customs point on the trade route between Transylvania and Wallachia, the town developed at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as an oil extraction and processing center. Between 1897 and 1898, Câmpina was the site of the largest oil refinery in Europe.
[edit] Notable residents
- Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, philologist
- Nicolae Grigorescu, painter
- Florin Liviu DIMACHE, anesthetist
[edit] Population
[edit] Local newspaper
http://www.ziarultinta.ro, Ziarul Tinta
- Zarva {www.zarva.ro}
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Prahova County |
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| Municipalities and cities |
Azuga | Băicoi | Boldeşti-Scăeni | Breaza | Buşteni | Câmpina | Comarnic | Mizil | Ploieşti (county seat) | Plopeni | Sinaia | Slǎnic | Urlaţi | Vălenii de Munte |
| Communes |
Adunaţi | Albeşti-Paleologu | Aluniş | Apostolache | Ariceştii Rahtivani | Ariceştii Zeletin | Baba Ana | Balta Doamnei | Bălţeşti | Băneşti | Bărcăneşti | Bătrâni | Berceni | Bertea | Blejoi | Boldeşti-Grădiştea | Brazi | Brebu | Bucov | Călugăreni | Cărbuneşti | Ceptura | Ceraşu | Chiojdeanca | Ciorani | Cocorăştii Mislii | Cocorăştii Colţ | Colceag | Cornu | Cosminele | Drăgăneşti | Drajna | Dumbrava | Dumbrăveşti | Filipeştii de Pădure | Filipeştii de Târg | Fântânele | Floreşti | Fulga | Gherghiţa | Gorgota | Gornet | Gornet-Cricov | Gura Vadului | Gura Vitioarei | Iordăcheanu | Izvoarele | Jugureni | Lapoş | Lipăneşti | Măgurele | Măgureni | Măneciu | Măneşti | Olari | Păcureţi | Păuleşti | Plopu | Podenii Noi | Poiana Câmpina | Poienarii Burchii | Poseşti | Predeal-Sărari | Proviţa de Jos | Proviţa de Sus | Puchenii Mari | Râfov | Salcia | Sălciile | Scorţeni | Secăria | Sângeru | Şirna | Şoimari | Şotrile | Starchiojd | Ştefeşti | Surani | Talea | Tătaru | Teişani | Telega | Tinosu | Târgşoru Vechi | Tomşani | Vadu Săpat | Valea Călugărească | Valea Doftanei | Vărbilău | Vâlcăneşti |
