Ceptura is a commune in

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...

Muntenia Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...

, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceptura de Jos (the commune centre), Ceptura de Sus, Malu Roșu, Rotari, and Șoimești. The open-pit

Ceptura Coal Mine Ceptura Coal Mine is an open-pit mining exploitation it is considered one of the largest in the country of Romania located in Ceptura, Prahova County with estimated coal reserves of 18 million tonnes. The coal mine opened in 1954. The legal entit ...

(opened in 1954) is located in Ceptura de Sus.

Notable people

George Dorul Dumitrescu George Dorul Dumitrescu (born Gheorghe Dumitrescu; February 14, 1901 Iurie Colesnic"George Doru-Dumitrescu la Chișinău" in ''Revista Limba Română'', Nr. 9–12/2013 or 1904–1985) was a Romanian prose writer and columnist. Born in Cep ...

(1901 or 1904–1985), prose writer and columnist *

Georgeta Militaru-Mașca Georgeta Militaru-Mașca (born 14 March 1954) is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * Janua ...

(born 1954), rower

Gallery

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References

Ceptura Ceptura is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceptura de Jos (the commune centre), Ceptura de Sus, Malu Roșu, Rotari, and Șoimești. The open-pit Ceptura Coal Mine (opened in 1954) is located in ...

Localities in Muntenia {{Prahova-geo-stub