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Câmpina

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Also known as Campina

Câmpina () is a city in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type
municipality
Romanian subdivision.county
Prahova
Romanian subdivision.official_name
Câmpina
Romanian subdivision.image_shield
ROU PH Campina CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_map
Campina jud Prahova.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption
Location in Prahova County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name
Irina-Mihaela Nistor
Romanian subdivision.leader_party
PSD
Romanian subdivision.term
2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.elevation
426
Romanian subdivision.area_total
24.23
Romanian subdivision.population_total
auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code
105600
Romanian subdivision.area_code
(+40) 0244

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Notable residents
  • Climate
  • Tourist attractions
  • Education
  • Sport
  • Population
  • References
  • External links

Câmpina () is a city in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.

==Geography== The city is located in the western part of Prahova County, northwest of the county seat, Ploiești. It is situated in a hilly region, at the southern end of the Prahova Valley, on the banks of the river Prahova, in between the rivers Câmpea and Doftana.

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

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