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

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 ...

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. It is located in the

Prahova Valley Prahova Valley (Romanian: ''Valea Prahovei'') is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. It is a tourist region, situated about north of the capital c ...

, at the bottom of the

Bucegi Mountains The Bucegi Mountains ( ) are located in central Romania, south of the city of Brașov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains. At , ''Omu Peak, Omu'' is its highest point. To the east, the Bucegi Mountains ha ...

, 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 2021 census, it has 8,368 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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(''see Romania during World War I''). 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 holiday houses 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 Ovidiu Bali (born 14 February 1975) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly ...

* Ion Cașa * Marian Chițescu * Dan Cristea * Victor Fontana * Vasile Ionescu * Alina Vera Savin *

Emanoil Savin Emanoil Savin (6 September 1958 – 4 August 2024) was a Romanian businessman and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Senate from 2016 to 2020. Savin died from a heart attack in Bușteni Bușteni () is a smal ...

* 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 Fencing, fencer. Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champi ...

: fencer * Alina Dumitru: judoka *

Simona Halep Simona Halep (; born 27 September 1991) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 64 w ...

: tennis player * Adrian Mutu: footballer

International relations

Bușteni is twinned with: * Moissy-Cramayel,

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, since 1993 * Djerba-Midoun,

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, since 2000

Climate

Bușteni has a warm-summer

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(''Dfb'' in the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

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