Câmpina

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Câmpina

Coat of arms

Location of Câmpina

Coordinates: 45°07′48″N 25°44′24″E / 45.13, 25.74

Romania

Prahova County

Government

- Mayor

Tiseanu Horia (Democrat Party)

Population (2000)

- Total

38,758

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Website: http://www.primariacampina.ro/

Câmpina (/'kɨm.pi.na/) is a city in Prahova county, Romania, north of the county seat Ploieşti, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. In 2003, the city celebrated 500 years since its founding.

1 History
2 Notable residents
3 Tourist attractions
4 Education
5 Sport
6 Population
7 Local newspapers

[edit] History

Formerly a customs point on the trade route between Transylvania and Wallachia, the town developed at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as an oil extraction and processing center. Between 1897 and 1898, Câmpina was the site of the largest oil refinery in Europe.

[edit] Notable residents

Câmpina City Hall

Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu, philologist
Nicolae Grigorescu, painter

[edit] Tourist attractions

Nicolae Grigorescu Memorial Museum
Iulia Hasdeu Castle
Biserica de la han (de la brazi) (The Inn Church)
Geo Bogza Cultural Center
Casa Tineretului (The House of the Youth)
The Hernea Chapel
Fantana cu Ciresi (on the Muscel hill)
Muscel, Ciobu and Pitigaia hills
Prahova and Doftana riverbanks

[edit] Education

There are 5 high schools in Campina:

Nicolae Grigorescu National College
Energetic Industrial High School
Petrol Industrial High School
Forestier Industrial High School
Machines Construction Industrial High School

There is also a Police Agents School in Campina, Scoala de Agenti de Politie "Vasile Lascar", the only school in Romania for police agents.

[edit] Sport

The city is home to second division football club FCM Câmpina, founded in 1936.

[edit] Population

1900: 2,500
1912: 8,500
1950: 22,800
2000: 38,758

[edit] Local newspapers

Ziarul Ţinta (http://www.ziarultinta.ro)
Zarva (http://www.zarva.ro)

	Prahova County
Municipalities and cities	Azuga \| Băicoi \| Boldeşti-Scăeni \| Breaza \| Buşteni \| Câmpina \| Comarnic \| Mizil \| Ploieşti (county seat) \| Plopeni \| Sinaia \| Slănic \| Urlaţi \| Vălenii de Munte
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