Prahova County
Prahova County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, 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/k ...
,
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 rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is composed of five villages: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Buda, Nedelea, Stoenești, and Târgșoru Nou.
Geography
The commune is situated in the
Wallachian Plain
The Romanian Plain () is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain (). It is part of the larger Eurasian Steppe. It is located in the historical region of Wallachia, and bordered by ...
, on the left bank of the
Prahova River
The Prahova is a river of Southern Romania, which rises from the Bucegi Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians. It is a left tributary of the Ialomița (river), Ialomița. It flows into the Ialomița in Dridu Snagov.Leaotul and Viișoara flow through Târgșoru Nou village. Ariceștii Rahtivani is located in the southwestern part of the county, west of the county seat,
Ploiești
Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest.
The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Ble ...
.
Transportation
The commune is crossed by
national road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...
, which runs from Ploiești to
Târgoviște
Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște'') is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița (river), Ialomița River.
Târgoviște was ...
and on to
Găești
Găești () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,583 as of 2021.
History
The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (boyars) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their nam ...
. In Stoenești village, two county roads branch off: DJ144, which leads north to
Florești Florești may refer to several places:
Moldova
*Florești, Moldova, a city in Moldova
*Florești District, in Moldova
*Florești, a village in Cobusca Veche Commune, Anenii Noi District
*Florești, a village in Buciumeni, Ungheni, Buciumeni Commu ...
, and DJ140, which leads southeast to
Târgșoru Vechi
Târgșoru Vechi is a communes of Romania, commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Stăncești, Strejnicu (commune seat), Târgșoru Vechi, and Zahanaua.
There is an aerodrome for general aviation in Strejnic ...
(where it intersects with
DN1A
DN1A () is a national road in Romania connecting Bucharest and Brașov via Ploiești which is long. It serves as an alternative to the route through the Valea Prahovei (Prahova Valley).
See also
* DN1
*Roads in Romania
*Transport in Romania
...
),
Brazi
Brazi is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bătești, Brazii de Jos, Brazii de Sus (the commune centre), Negoiești, Popești, and Stejaru.
Its name translates to "firs" as in the tree.
In 1948, t ...
, and
Puchenii Mari
Puchenii Mari is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Miroslăvești, Moara, Odăile, Pietroșani, Puchenii Mari, Puchenii Mici, and Puchenii-Moșneni.
Most inhabitants of the commune work in the agric ...
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
to
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...
, while the stop in Târgșoru Nou village serves the
Transferoviar Călători
Transferoviar Călători (TFC), a subsidiary of Transferoviar Grup, is a private railway operator from Romania that has as its main activity the public passenger transportation that is assured on 7 non-interoperable lines as well as on interoperabl ...
, which runs from to Târgoviște.
Târgșor Prison
The Târgșor Prison is located on the western side of Târgșoru Nou. Built in 1857 for a monastery, the structure was taken over by the
Romanian Army
The Romanian Land Forces () is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. Since 2007, full professionalization and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Land Forces.
The Romanian Land Forc ...
and turned into a military prison, which was also used for common law criminals when the nearby Ploiești Penitentiary was overcrowded. From 1948 to 1952, after the Communist system was established in Romania, this was the only prison for children in the world (dubbed the "Prison of Angels"). Hundreds of recalcitrant minors (some as young as 12) were subjected to psychological experiments and beaten with the intention of being " re-educated" in the spirit of the " Communist new man" (see: Re-education in Communist Romania); the re-education of minors was personally coordinated by Alexandru Nicolschi, one of the main organizers of the Pitești Experiment. Nowadays, the penitenciary serves as a women's prison.