Băicoi

Băicoi
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Prahova
Coordinates :	45 ° 2 '  N , 25 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 2 '4 "  N , 25 ° 52' 32"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	250  m
Area :	65.36  km²
Residents :	17,981 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	275 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	105200
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 44
License plate :	PH
Structure and administration (as of 2017)
Community type :	city
Structure :	5 districts / cadastral communities: Dâmbu , Lilieşti , Schela , Țintea , Tufeni
Mayor :	Marius Ioan Constantin ( ALDE )
Postal address :	St. Unirii, no. 21 loc. Băicoi, jud. Prahova, RO-105200
Website :	www.primariabaicoi.ro

Băicoi is a town in Prahova County in the region Wallachia in Romania .

location

Băicoi is located on the southeast side of the Transylvanian Alps , on a plateau above the Prahova River on the National Road Drum național 1 , about 15 kilometers north of the district capital Ploieşti .

history

In the area of ​​the cadastral community Țintea coins from the time of Philip II of Macedonia (359 to 336 BC) were found. Under the rule of Burebista (82 to 44 BC) the area belonged to the Dacian Empire . It was first mentioned in a document in 1597.

The village took off after the completion of the railway line from Ploieşti to Predeal in 1879 , which runs past Băicoi to the west; among other things, an oil refinery was built . In 1907 the local farmers took part in the uprising of the rural population . 1948 Băicoi was raised to the city. In economic terms, mechanical engineering and agriculture play an important role in the city, alongside the oil industry.

population

In 1790 3257 inhabitants were registered in Băicoi; In 1930 it was 10,117. In 1992 the population peaked at 20,676, which has since declined somewhat. In the 2002 census, the city registered 20,020 inhabitants, including 19,880 Romanians , 127 Roma and 8 Hungarians .

traffic

As already mentioned, Băicoi is not far from the railway line, which opened in 1879 and is now part of the long-distance connection from Bucharest to Oradea . The nearest train station is Florești , around 5 km away. Europastraße 60 runs parallel to the railway line . Regular bus traffic exists u. a. to Ploieşti. There is also an inner-city local transport on a few bus routes.

Attractions

• Valea Stelii spa in the Țintea district

Web links

Commons : Băicoi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Băicoi at ghidulprimariilor.ro

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ↑ ^{a b} Băicoi website, accessed on December 5, 2008 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 5, 2008