Pucioasa
| Pucioasa | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Dâmbovița | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 5 ' N , 25 ° 26' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 350 m | ||||
| Area : | 40.09 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 14,254 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 356 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 135400 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 45 | ||||
| License plate : | DB | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 6 districts / cadastral communities: Bela , Diaconeşti , Glodeni , Malurile , Miculeşti , Pucioasa-Sat | ||||
| Mayor : | Constantin-Emilian Ana ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str. Fântânelor, no. 7 loc. Pucioasa, jud. Dâmbovița, RO-135400 |
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Pucioasa is a town in Dâmbovița County in Great Wallachia in Romania .
Geographical location
Pucioasa is located in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains , south of the Bucegi Mountains on the upper reaches of the Ialomița river . The district capital Târgovişte is about 20 km south.
history
The name Pucioasa appears for the first time in 1649; from 1759 it can be assigned to a locality. The (today no longer official) district Șerbăneşti was mentioned as early as 1538. The later development of the until then agricultural place was largely influenced by the mineral springs containing sulfur and iodine, which were discovered in 1828 and which soon made Pucioasa a lively spa. In 1910 the municipality of Pucioasa was established, which was declared a city in 1929. After the Second World War, the cityscape changed due to the settlement of industry, the construction of new building blocks and the demolition of traditional farmhouses. In 1940, 1970 and 1975 there were landslides on the slopes above the city, which made fortifications necessary in 1975.
Today (2008) the spa complex is designed for the treatment of 500 spa guests. Besides tourism, the most important branches of the economy are the chemical, textile, food and wood processing industries.
population
At the 2002 census there were 15,263 people in Pucioasa, including 15,123 Romanians , 119 Roma and 11 Hungarians . Of the 14,254 people registered in 2011, 13,492 were Romanians, 128 Roma, four Italians , three Magyars and the rest without information.
Town twinning
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Cartaxo in Portugal since 1998 -
Alcázar de San Juan in Spain since 2006 -
Vadul lui Vodă in the Republic of Moldova since 2006 -
Jonava in Lithuania since 2008
traffic
Pucioasa is located on the 1912 railway line from Târgovişte to Pietroşița . Direct trains to Bucharest also operate here . The national road Drum national 71 runs through the city from Tărtăşeşti to Sinaia . There are regular bus connections to Târgovişte and Moreni , among others .
Attractions
- Ethnographic Museum
- Spa complex
- Park (19th century)
- Reservoir (1974)
- Dealu Monastery (1499), about 15 km south
- scenic surroundings
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ^ Website of the city ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2002 census
