Bușteni () is a small mountain town in the north of

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. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the

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, that have a maximum altitude of . Its name literally means tree-logs in

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. One village, Poiana Țapului, is administratively part of the town, formerly a separate commune prior to 1950. According to the 2011 census, it has 8,894 inhabitants. Bușteni's average altitude is . It is one of the most popular mountain resorts in Romania, with year-round tourism opportunities, including skiing and mountain climbing. The town and the surrounding mountains were the site of military confrontations in 1916, during

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''). A large commemorative monument (about high), Heroes' Cross (''Crucea Eroilor'') lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly . The monument is lighted at night and is visible from virtually everywhere in Bușteni. The main local industries are wood industry and tourism. Many

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s have been built in the town since the 2000s. Also a new Information Tourism Center was set up near the City Hall.

People

Natives

* Ovidiu Bali * Ion Cașa * Marian Chițescu * Dan Cristea * Victor Fontana * Vasile Ionescu *

Alina Vera Savin Alina Vera Savin (born 1 March 1988 in Bușteni) is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She finished 15th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, loca ...

* Robert Taleanu

Honorary citizens

Ana Maria Brânză Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză (, born 26 November 1984), is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer. Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champion. A f ...

: fencer *

Alina Dumitru Alina Dumitru (; born 30 August 1982) is a Romanian judoka, one-time Olympic champion and eight-time European champion. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she defeated Japanese double gold medallist Ryoko Tani, who until then had been undefeated in maj ...

: judoka * Simona Halep: tennis player *

Adrian Mutu Adrian Mutu (; born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is in charge of Liga I club Rapid București. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder. Mutu star ...

: footballer

International relations

Bușteni is twinned with: *

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, since 1993 * Djerba-Midoun,

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, since 2000

Climate

Bușteni has a warm-summer

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(''Dfb'' in the

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Image gallery

File:Busteni and Bucegi Mountain.jpg, Bușteni and Bucegi Mountain File:Busteni city hall.jpg, City Hall File:Bușteni (9369342133).jpg, Romanian-French House File:Crucea comemorativă a Eroilor români din primul război mondial.jpg, Caraiman Cross File:Castelul Cantacuzino 01.jpg, Cantacuzino Castle File:Caraiman Cross on Bucegi mountain top.jpg, Heroes' Cross and Bușteni

References

External links

Pictures and landscapes from the Carpathian Mountains

Alpinet, Website about Carpathian Mountains

* ttp://www.centru-de-informare-turistica-busteni.page.tl Bușteni Tourist Office {{DEFAULTSORT:Busteni Towns in Romania Prahova Valley Ski areas and resorts in Romania Populated places in Prahova County Localities in Muntenia