Unguriu () is a commune in the

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, 18 km north-west of Buzău, the county capital, on the bank of the river

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. It is composed of two villages, Ojasca and Unguriu.

History

The first mention of Unguriu is an act of Constantine Mavrocordato from the year 1782, who transferred property of the village of Unguriu to the bishopric of

. In the mid-17th century, nearby, at the Ciuciuri springs, the Unguriu monastery is built.History section of commune website The village of Ojasca is first mentioned in 1715, when Luxandra Ierculeasa gives the same bishopric a patch of land there. Between 1805 and 1821, the border between

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and the

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came at the Ojasca springs and therefore the Unguriu monastery was temporarily destroyed. In 1968, the commune of Unguriu (with the villages Unguriu and Ojasca) was included within the commune of Măgura, but in the year 2004, the commune was reinstated.

Economy

Most of the people from Unguriu work in mining, oil extraction, constructions, ceramics and glass manufacturing. Many people also practice

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

, growing fruit and animals. A number of 21 firms are located in Unguriu, in the fields of trading, production and processing of milk, metal

casting Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a ''casting'', which is ejected ...

, as well as mills and other service providers. A coal mine was open between 1882-1962, and again between 1985-1997.

Notes

References

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History of Unguriu section on the commune's website
{{Buzău County

Unguriu Unguriu () is a commune in the Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, 18 km north-west of Buzău, the county capital, on the bank of the river Buzău. It is composed of two villages, Ojasca and Unguriu. History The first mention of Unguriu is an ...

Localities in Muntenia