Skip to content
EntityQ568376· pop 37· linked from 158 articles

Breaza () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. The town center consists of at least two former villages, Podu Vadului and Breaza de Sus, which were later merged. Today, ten villages are administratively part of the town: Breaza de Jos, Breaza de Sus, Frăsinet, Gura Beliei, Irimești, Nistorești, Podu Corbului, Podu Vadului, Surdești, and Valea Târsei.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
town
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Breaza
Romanian subdivision.county
Prahova
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Prahova County
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
RO PH Breaza railway station.jpeg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption
Breaza railway station
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU PH Breaza CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Breaza jud Prahova.png
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Bogdan Cristian Novac
Romanian subdivision.leader_term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation
450
Romanian subdivision.elevation_min
380
Romanian subdivision.elevation_max
600
Romanian subdivision.area_total
50.69
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
105400
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 02 44

via Wikipedia infobox

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Economy
  • Natives
  • Climate
  • References

Breaza () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. The town center consists of at least two former villages, Podu Vadului and Breaza de Sus, which were later merged. Today, ten villages are administratively part of the town: Breaza de Jos, Breaza de Sus, Frăsinet, Gura Beliei, Irimești, Nistorești, Podu Corbului, Podu Vadului, Surdești, and Valea Târsei.

==Geography== The town is situated in the foothills of the Baiu and Bucegi mountains, at an altitude of about . It lies on the banks of the river Prahova, towards the southern end of the Prahova Valley. Breaza is located in the northwestern part of the county, from the county seat, Ploiești.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Breaza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

3 mapped locations