Buşteni

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Coordinates: 45°24′42″N 25°32′14″E / 45.41167, 25.53722
Buşteni
Location of Buşteni
Country	Romania
County	Prahova County
Status	Town
Government
- Mayor	Emanoil Savin (Democrat Party)
Population (2002)
- Total	11,787
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.orasul-busteni.ro

Buşteni (Romanian pronunciation: /buʃ.'tenʲ/) 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 tree-logs in Romanian.

Buşteni city hall

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 were the site of military confrontations in 1916, during World War I (see Romanian Campaign (World War I)). A large commemorative monument (about 25 m high), Heroes' Cross (Crucea Eroilor) lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly 2,260 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. Also was created a new Information Tourism Center near the City Hall - Centrul de Informare si Promovare Turistica Busteni

[edit] Sister cities

Moissy-Cramayel, France, since 1993
Djerba-Midoun, Tunisia, since 2000

[edit] External links

- Busteni sensitive map, Kalinderu ski slope- accommodation hotels, boarding houses - Links

Buşteni, as seen from the Caraiman mountain

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	Prahova County
Municipalities and cities	Azuga \| Băicoi \| Boldeşti-Scăeni \| Breaza \| Buşteni \| Câmpina \| Comarnic \| Mizil \| Ploieşti (county seat) \| Plopeni \| Sinaia \| Slănic \| Urlaţi \| Vălenii de Munte
Communes	Adunaţi \| Albeşti-Paleologu \| Aluniş \| Apostolache \| Ariceştii Rahtivani \| Ariceştii Zeletin \| Baba Ana \| Balta Doamnei \| Bălţeşti \| Băneşti \| Bărcăneşti \| Bătrâni \| Berceni \| Bertea \| Blejoi \| Boldeşti-Grădiştea \| Brazi \| Brebu \| Bucov \| Călugăreni \| Cărbuneşti \| Ceptura \| Ceraşu \| Chiojdeanca \| Ciorani \| Cocorăştii Mislii \| Cocorăştii Colţ \| Colceag \| Cornu \| Cosminele \| Drăgăneşti \| Drajna \| Dumbrava \| Dumbrăveşti \| Filipeştii de Pădure \| Filipeştii de Târg \| Fântânele \| Floreşti \| Fulga \| Gherghiţa \| Gorgota \| Gornet \| Gornet-Cricov \| Gura Vadului \| Gura Vitioarei \| Iordăcheanu \| Izvoarele \| Jugureni \| Lapoş \| Lipăneşti \| Măgurele \| Măgureni \| Măneciu \| Măneşti \| Olari \| Păcureţi \| Păuleşti \| Plopu \| Podenii Noi \| Poiana Câmpina \| Poienarii Burchii \| Poseşti \| Predeal-Sărari \| Proviţa de Jos \| Proviţa de Sus \| Puchenii Mari \| Râfov \| Salcia \| Sălciile \| Scorţeni \| Secăria \| Sângeru \| Şirna \| Şoimari \| Şotrile \| Starchiojd \| Ştefeşti \| Surani \| Talea \| Tătaru \| Teişani \| Telega \| Tinosu \| Târgşoru Vechi \| Tomşani \| Vadu Săpat \| Valea Călugărească \| Valea Doftanei \| Vărbilău \| Vâlcăneşti

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Arieşeni • Azuga • Bâlea • Borşa • Buşteni • Cavnic • Durău • Păltiniş • Poiana Braşov • Predeal • Rânca • Semenic • Sinaia • Straja • Vatra Dornei