Berca

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Berca

County

Buzău County

Mayor

Octavian Stoica, PD, since 2004

Population (2002)

9,602

Component villages

Băceni, Pleşeşti, Berca, Răteşti, Cojanu, Sătuc, Joseni, Ţâţârligu, Mănăstirea Răteşti, Valea Nucului, Pâclele, Viforâta, Pleşcoi

Berca is a commune located in the hillside of Buzău County, Romania, in the valley of the Buzău river. It is an oil and natural gases extraction location.

1 Landmarks
- 1.1 The Muddy Volcanoes
- 1.2 The Răteşti monastery
2 Demographics
3 Berca commune in popular culture

[edit] Landmarks

The Muddy Volcanos

[edit] The Muddy Volcanoes

Main article: Berca Muddy Volcanos

The Berca Muddy Volcanos geological and botanical reservation lies in the hills that surround the commune, near the Pâclele village. A rare geological phenomenon occurs there, when mud and gas is expelled from a depth of 3 km through structures resembling real miniature volcanos.

The Church of Răteşti monastery

[edit] The Răteşti monastery

Main article: Răteşti Monastery

The Răteşti monastery is a medieval monastery, attested by documents in the 17th century. It is an Eastern orthodox monastery of nuns, and hosts a museum exhibiting religious books and items.

[edit] Demographics

The Romanian census of 2002 reported a population of 9,602 for the Berca commune, making it one of the largest communes in the county. 99% of the inhabitants are ethnic Romanians.

[edit] Berca commune in popular culture

The Pleşcoi village from the Berca commune is a village famous for its meat processing tradition. The Pleşcoi sausages are smoked mutton sausages with chili peppers and garlic. The name Pleşcoi sausages is a protected designation of origin in the European Union.