Pietroasele

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Pietroasele
Location of Pietroasele
County Buzău County
Population (2002) 3,750
Mayor Cornel Enache, PD, since 2004
Component villages Câlţeşti, Clondiru de Sus, Dara, Pietroasa, Pietroasa Mică, Şarânga
Website: (Romanian) www.pietroasele.ro

Pietroasele is a commune in Buzău County, Romania, known for its vineyards. The name means "the rockies".

Ruins of the Roman thermae at Pietroasele
Ruins of the Roman thermae at Pietroasele

Ruins of old first century AD Roman castra and thermae were discovered in the area in the 1980s.

The Ostrogothic Pietroasele treasure, uncovered in 1837 by local villagers, is on display at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest.

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Coordinates: 45°06′N, 26°34′E

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