Moreni
Municipality in Dâmbovița, Romania
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Location in Dâmbovița County
(2021-12-01)[2]
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Moreni (Romanian pronunciation: [moˈrenʲ]) is a municipality in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 15,472 (2021). The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Prahova County. It is located 22 km (14 mi) east of the county seat, Târgoviște, and about 100 km (62 mi) north-west of Bucharest.
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1948 | 9,046 | — |
1956 | 11,687 | +29.2% |
1966 | 11,659 | −0.2% |
1977 | 17,737 | +52.1% |
1992 | 22,886 | +29.0% |
2002 | 22,868 | −0.1% |
2011 | 18,687 | −18.3% |
2021 | 15,472 | −17.2% |
Source: Census data |
In 1861, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.[3]
Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.
Natives
- Gheorghe Barbu
- Constantin Herold
- Andrei Ivan
- Ralph S. Locher
- George Mihăiță
- Ștefan Niculescu
- Gabriel Paraschiv
- Ovidiu Schumacher [ro]
- Ionuț Zaharia
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moreni.
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- Târgoviște (county seat)
- Moreni
- Aninoasa
- Băleni
- Bărbulețu
- Bezdead
- Bilciurești
- Brănești
- Braniștea
- Brezoaele
- Buciumeni
- Bucșani
- Butimanu
- Cândești
- Ciocănești
- Cobia
- Cojasca
- Comișani
- Conțești
- Corbii Mari
- Cornățelu
- Cornești
- Costeștii din Vale
- Crângurile
- Crevedia
- Dărmănești
- Dobra
- Doicești
- Dragodana
- Dragomirești
- Finta
- Glodeni
- Gura Foii
- Gura Ocniței
- Gura Șuții
- Hulubești
- I. L. Caragiale
- Iedera
- Lucieni
- Ludești
- Lungulețu
- Malu cu Flori
- Mănești
- Mătăsaru
- Mogoșani
- Moroeni
- Morteni
- Moțăieni
- Niculești
- Nucet
- Ocnița
- Odobești
- Perșinari
- Petrești
- Pietrari
- Pietroșița
- Poiana
- Potlogi
- Produlești
- Pucheni
- Raciu
- Răscăeți
- Râu Alb
- Răzvad
- Runcu
- Sălcioara
- Șelaru
- Slobozia Moară
- Șotânga
- Tărtășești
- Tătărani
- Uliești
- Ulmi
- Văcărești
- Valea Lungă
- Valea Mare
- Văleni-Dâmbovița
- Vârfuri
- Vișina
- Vișinești
- Vlădeni
- Voinești
- Vulcana-Băi
- Vulcana-Pandele
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