Vălenii de Munte

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Vălenii de Munte
Coat of arms of Vălenii de Munte
Vălenii de Munte (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Great Wallachia
Circle : Prahova
Coordinates : 45 ° 11 '  N , 26 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 11 '14 "  N , 26 ° 2' 35"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 350  m
Area : 21.59  km²
Residents : 12,257 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 568 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 106400
Telephone code : (+40) 02 44
License plate : PH
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Mayor : Florin Constantin ( PSD )
Postal address : Bulevardul Nicolae Iorga, no. 77
loc. Vălenii de Munte, jud. Prahova, RO-106400
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Vălenii de Munte [ ˈvɘleni de munte ] is a small town in Prahova County in Great Wallachia in Romania .

Geographical location

Vălenii de Munte is located in the outer Carpathian Mountains , at the transition from the Eastern to the Southern Carpathians in a valley basin named after the city (Depresiunea Vălenii de Munte) on the Teleajen River . The district capital Ploieşti is located about 30 km south of Vălenii de Munte.

history

Vălenii de Munte was first mentioned in 1431. In 1433 the place is described as lying on a trade route between the Principality of Wallachia and Transylvania . From 1645 to 1781 Vălenii de Munte was the administrative seat of the Săcuieni district, which was later divided between the Prahova and Buzău districts. In 1684 the place was first mentioned as a city. One school has been occupied since 1797. Due to its somewhat remote location, the city lost some of its importance in the further course. In the years after the 1989 revolution , two industrial estates were created in which companies for metal and wood processing as well as textile and canning production have settled. Tourism also plays an important role; the city is a recreational area for many residents of Bucharest and Ploieşti.

population

In 1832 there were 518 households with 2590 inhabitants registered in Vălenii de Munte. Up until the Second World War, the city grew only slowly (4491 inhabitants in 1948), then faster. By 1992 the population had increased to 13,689. In 2002, Vălenii de Munte registered 13,309 inhabitants, including 13,207 Romanians and 77 Roma .

traffic

Vălenii de Munte has a station on the Ploieşti – Măneciu railway line . Currently (2008) only three pairs of trains run here every day. Bus transport is of greater importance (regular connections to Ploieşti and Predeal, among others ). The national road DN 1A runs through the city from Bucharest to Săcele .

Attractions

  • Adormirea Maicii Domnului Church , built in 1680, is a listed building.
  • Church Intrarea în Biserica - Nica Filip , built in 1808, is a listed building.
  • Wooden church Sf. Spiridon , built at the beginning of the 19th century, is a listed building.
  • Memorial Museum for Nicolae Iorga ( Muzeul Memorial "Nicolae Iorga" ), built at the beginning of the 19th century, renovated in 1910, is a listed building.
  • Ethnographic museum, built at the end of the 19th century, is a listed building.
  • Remains of a Roman fortress in Drajna
  • Museum of Religious Art

  • Old Town Hall

  • Nicolae Iorga Memorial Museum

  • Ethnographic Museum

  • Adormirea Maicii Domnului Church

  • Church Intrarea în biserica

  • Wooden church Sf. Spiridon

Town twinning

Vălenii de Munte is twinned with the small town of Cimișlia in Moldova .

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Vălenii de Munte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ a b Tourismguide.ro, accessed on December 24, 2008
  3. ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 24, 2008
  4. ↑ a b c d e List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)