Buşteni
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| County | Prahova County | ||
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| Status | Town | ||
| Mayor | Emanoil Săvin, Conservative Party, since 2004 | ||
| Population (2002) | 11,787 | ||
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Buşteni (Romanian pronunciation: /buʃ.'tenʲ/; Hungarian: Bustény) is a small mountain town in the north of the county Prahova, in the center of Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi mountains, that have a maximum altitude of 2505 m. Its name literally means in Romanian tree-logs.
Buşteni's average altitude is 900 m. It is one of the most popular mountain resorts, offering spectacular views, with lots of year-round tourism opportunities, ranging from skiing to mountain climbing.
The town and the surrounding mountains have been a place of military confrontations in 1916, during the World War I. A large commemorative monument (about 25 m high), Heroes' Cross (Crucea Eroilor) lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly 2260 m. The monument is lighted at night and is visible from virtually everywhere in Buşteni.
The average population is 15,000 inhabitants, although numbers vary greatly because of tourism. The main local industries are wood industry and tourism. Many holiday houses have been recently built in the town.
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