Mărăcineni () is a commune in the center of
Buzău County,
Muntenia
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,
Romania, just north of Buzău, the county capital.
Location
Mărăcineni lies on the left bank of the river
Buzău, at its exit from between the Subcarpathian Hills, only 1 km north from the city of
Buzău, located on the opposite bank of the river. Mărăcineni is connected to the city via the
DN2 national road, across a bridge, known as either the ''Buzău bridge'' or the ''Mărăcineni bridge'', which is the most important road connection between
Bucharest and the cities of
Moldavia. This bridge was damaged by
floods
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during the summer of 2005, and was demolished and rebuilt by November of the same year.
The commune is made up of three villages (Mărăcineni, Căpățânești and Potoceni).
Neighbours
* The commune of
Săpoca
Săpoca is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Mătești and Săpoca.
Notes
Communes in Buzău County
Localities in Muntenia
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, to the north-west
* The commune of
Poșta Câlnău
Poșta Câlnău is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania
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, to the north-east
* The commune of
Vernești
Vernești () is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located just north-west of the county capital, Buzău, along the national road DN10, which links Buzău with Braşov. The commune is composed of eleven villages: Brădeanca, C ...
, to the south-west
* The municipality of Buzău, to the south
Politics
The mayor of the commune is Ion Catinca, from the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
. The Mărăcineni Local Council, elected in the 2004 local government elections, is made up of 13 councillors, with the following party composition:
History
The first document mentioning the village of Mărăcineni is a property act of November 3, 1597, by which the prince of
Wallachia,
Mihai Viteazul acknowledges the ownership of ''Fătu of Mărăcineni'' over a
vineyard which he had recently bought.
Between 1960 and 1968, the commune was a suburb of Buzău.
International relations
Mărăcineni signed a cooperation agreement with
Sèvres,
France, in 1991.
Notes
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Communes in Buzău County
Localities in Muntenia