Pătârlagele
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Buzau | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 19 ' N , 26 ° 22' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 300 m | ||||
| Residents : | 7,304 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Postal code : | 053735 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 38 | ||||
| License plate : | BZ | ||||
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| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 14 districts / cadastral communities: Calea Chiojdului , Crâng , Fundăturile , Gornet , Lunca , Mănăstirea , Mărunțișu , Mușcel , Poienile , Sibiciu de Sus , Stroești , Valea Lupului , Valea Sibiciului , Valea Viei | ||||
| Mayor : | Ion Gherghiceanu ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str. Nicolae Bălcescu, no. 108 loc. Pătârlagele, jud. Buzau, RO-053735 |
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Pătârlagele is a city in Buzău County in Romania .
location
Pătârlagele lies in the valley of the river Buzău in the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians . The district capital Buzau is located about 40 km southeast.
history
Pătârlagele was probably founded in the 12th century. The first written evidence comes from the years 1524 to 1527. The origin of the name is unclear; One theory says that there was a camp of knights of the Teutonic Order from Burzenland here in the 13th century . Accordingly, the current place name should be composed of the terms "Peter" and "Lager".
The place was at the crossroads of several roads leading into the surrounding mountains and developed into a local trading center. In 2004 Pătârlagele was declared a city.
population
In the 2002 census, 8,290 inhabitants were registered in Pătârlagele, including 2,651 in the city proper and the rest in the 14 incorporated towns. 8251 were Romanians , 27 Roma and 9 Hungarians .
traffic
Pătârlagele is on the 1908 built railway line from Buzău to Nehoiu . The national road 10 runs through the city from Brașov to Buzău. There are regular buses from Pătârlagele to Buzău.
Attractions
- Wooden church in the district of Mușcel (1666)
- Wooden church in the Gornet district (18th century)
- Church in the Mărunțișu district (18th century)
- Church in the Sibiciu de Sus district (18th century)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ↑ a b Ropedia.ro, accessed on February 19, 2009
- ↑ a b Document of the Romanian House of Representatives, accessed on February 19, 2009 (PDF; 118 kB)
- ↑ Law no. 203 of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies of May 25, 2004, accessed on September 8, 2013
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed February 19, 2009
