Petrești, Dâmbovița
Petreşti | |
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Commune | |
Petreşti | |
Coordinates: 45°5′N 25°33′E / 45.083°N 25.550°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Dâmboviţa County |
Population (2002)[1] | 6,087 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Petreşti is a commune in Dâmboviţa County, southern Romania with a population of 5,969 people. It is composed of seven villages: Coada Izvorului, Ghergheşti, Greci, Ioneşti, Petreşti, Potlogeni-Deal and Puntea de Greci.
The wife of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, Elena Ceaușescu, was born there on January 7, 1916.
Coordinates: 45°04′59″N 25°33′00″E / 45.083°N 25.550°E
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
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