Petrești, Dâmbovița

Petreşti
Commune
Petreşti
Coordinates: 45°5′N 25°33′E / 45.083°N 25.550°E / 45.083; 25.550
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 / 45.083; 25.550

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010


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