Florești is a commune in

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 composed of five villages: Cap Roșu, Călinești, Cătina, Florești, and Novăcești. The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the banks of the Prahova River. The DN1 road passes just east of the commune; it connects Florești to 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 ...

( to the southeast), and to

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( to the north). On the western side of the commune is the Florești railway station, serving the

Căile Ferate Române Line 300 Line 300 is one of Căile Ferate Române's main lines in Romania, having a total length of . The main line, connecting Bucharest with the Hungary, Hungarian border near Oradea, passes through Ploiești, Brașov, Sighișoara, Teiuș, and Cluj-Napoc ...

that runs from

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to Ploiești, Brașov, and on to the Hungarian border. Its neighbors are Măgureni commune to the north, Filipeștii de Pădure commune to the west, the town of Băicoi to the east, and Ariceștii Rahtivani commune to the south.

Notable people

* Teodor Vârnav (1801–1868), writer and translator

References

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