Puchenii Mari 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 ...

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 seven villages: Miroslăvești, Moara, Odăile, Pietroșani, Puchenii Mari, Puchenii Mici, and Puchenii-Moșneni. Most inhabitants of the commune work in the

agricultural sector Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created f ...

. The village of Odăile is also known for producing traditional Romanian

fireplaces A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design. ...

Geography

The commune is located in a plain in the south of the county, 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.DN1 DN1 () is an important national road in Romania which links Bucharest with the northwestern part of the country and the border with Hungary via Borș. The main cities linked by DN1 are Bucharest, Ploiești, Brașov, Sibiu, Alba Iulia, Cluj-Napoc ...

national road, which connects

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 ...

with

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 ...

. At Puchenii Mari, the DJ139 county roads branch off, leading east to

Râfov Râfov is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, 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, ...

and Berceni and west to

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

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 ...

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 7,854, of which 89.34% were ethnic

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

Natives

Simion Stolnicu Simion Stolnicu (pen name of Alexandru I. Botez; November 6, 1905 – November 29, 1966) was a Romanian poet. Born in Puchenii-Moșneni, Prahova County, his parents were Al. Botez, a ''Căile Ferate Române'' clerk, and his wife Ecaterina ...

(1905–1966), poet *

Florea Voinea Florea Voinea (born 21 April 1941) is a Romanian retired association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. Club career Florea Voinea was born on 21 April 1941 in Puchenii Moșneni, Prahova County and star ...

(born 1941), footballer

References

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