Buzau

Buzau

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Great Wallachia

Circle :

Buzau

Coordinates :

45 ° 9 ' N , 26 ° 49' E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 '6 " N , 26 ° 49' 17" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

105 m

Area :

81.3 km²

Residents :

115,494 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

1,421 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

120191

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 38

License plate :

BZ

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

Municipality

Lord Mayor :

Constantin Toma ( PSD )

Postal address :

B-dul Unirii, no. 163
orașul Buzău, jud. Buzau, RO-120191

Website :

www.primariabuzau.ro

Buzău (red square) - Romania - Neighboring towns: Ploieşti , Focşani , Sfântu Gheorghe , Brăila , Slobozia

Buzau ([ buzəu̯ ]; pronunciation ^?^/^I ) is the county town of the same name county ( Judeţ ) in the historical region Principality of Wallachia in Romania .

The city had about 115,000 inhabitants in 2011.

Cityscape

Buzau is located on the river of the same name on the south-eastern foothills of the Carpathian Mountains . Although Buzău was heavily systematized under Nicolae Ceaușescu (demolition of older, small houses, construction of numerous prefabricated buildings), there are still some architectural monuments to visit in the city. First and foremost the city's landmark, the Palațul Comunal (town hall) from 1903, a castle-like building in the typical Romanian Brâncoveanu style . City theater and tribunal are other buildings from this period. The buildings in Complexul Episcopal (bishop's seat) are older, they date from the 17th – 19th centuries. Century: The Episcopal Church, the Prince's Palace and the Theological Seminary . In the Strada Cuza Voda , the pedestrian zone of Buzău in the heart of the old town, there are still some remarkable houses from the 19th century. The large, very beautiful "Crâng" landscape park borders directly on Buzau. About 20 kilometers northwest of Buzău, near the village of Berca, are the Berca mud volcanoes , one of the most exotic natural sights in Europe.