Mizil

Mizil lies on the edge of the Wallachian Plain , at the southern end of the Eastern Carpathians . The district capital Ploiesti is located about 35 km southwest of Mizil.

history

The existence of a place in the area of today's city has been documented since 1529; In 1585 the name Eşteu is documented. The current city name, which became established in the 18th century, comes from Turkish and means something like "postal service". At the end of the 17th century, the place belonged to the Wallachian prince Constantin Brâncoveanu . For a long time only a small town, Mizil developed into a local trading center from the 18th century due to its location on a trade route in the middle between the more important cities of Ploieşti and Buzău . In 1830 Mizil was declared a city. After the end of the Second World War until the administrative reform in 1968, it was the seat of a Rajons , a small administrative unit. The most important branches of the economy are the textile and furniture industry, agriculture, viticulture and trade.

population

In 1912 6358 inhabitants were registered. By 1992 the population had increased to 17,090. In 2002, 15,760 inhabitants were registered in Mizil, including 13,780 Romanians , 1951 Roma and 14 Germans.

traffic

Mizil has a train station on the important Bucharest – Buzău line . The national road 1B runs through the city from Ploieşti to Buzău.

Attractions

The Trinity Church Sf. Treime , built in the late 18th and early 19th century by Nicolae Polcovnicu Stamboleanu in the cadastral parish of Fefelei . The church in the shape of a cross with its Byzantine and Gothic styles with many elements of the Renaissance dominates the city center of Mizil. The paintings in the church were destroyed in an earthquake in 1940 and have been renewed afterwards.
The wooden church Sfinții Ioachim și Ana , in Mizil. After several resistance on the part of the city council, whereby a signature campaign was initiated, the construction of the church began at the end of 2006. At the end of 2007 the church should be the tallest wooden church in Romania at 52 meters.
Recreation area "Valea Dobrii"
"Băile Boboci" mineral springs