Valea Doftanei (

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for "Valley of the Doftana") is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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 ...

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. It is composed of two villages: Teșila (the commune centre) and Trăisteni. The commune is located in the northern part of Prahova County, between the Prahova and

Teleajen The Teleajen is a left tributary of the river Prahova in southern Romania. Its source is at elevation in the Ciucaș Mountains, north of Roșu Peak and the locality of Cheia. Upstream from its confluence with the Gropșoarele in Cheia, it is a ...

rivers, on the border with

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is known ...

. It has an area of . Its population primarily inhabits the central and southern areas, with the north being taken up by mountainous terrain. The river Doftana flows through the commune for some from north to south before ending in the and reservoir.

Natives

Ioan Apostol Ioan Apostol (born 14 January 1959) is a Romanian luger who competed in four Winter Olympics. He was born in Valea Doftanei, Prahova County. He earned his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at Albertville in 1992. Since 2002, Apostol ...

(born 1959), luger *

Gheorghe Vasile Gheorghe Vasile (born 9 September 1967) is a Romanian biathlete. He competed in the men's 20 km individual event at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympisk ...

(born 1967), biathlete

References

Communes in Prahova County Localities in Muntenia {{Prahova-geo-stub