Mărăcineni () is a commune in the center of

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, just north of Buzău, the county capital.

Location

Mărăcineni lies on the left bank of the river

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, at its exit from between the Subcarpathian Hills, only 1 km north from the city of

, located on the opposite bank of the river. Mărăcineni is connected to the city via the DN2 national road, across a bridge, known as either the ''Buzău bridge'' or the ''Mărăcineni bridge'', which is the most important road connection between

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and the cities of

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. This bridge was damaged by

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during the summer of 2005, and was demolished and rebuilt by November of the same year. The commune is made up of three villages (Mărăcineni, Căpățânești and Potoceni).

Neighbours

* The commune of Săpoca, to the north-west * The commune of Poșta Câlnău, to the north-east * The commune of Vernești, to the south-west * The municipality of Buzău, to the south

Politics

The mayor of the commune is Ion Catinca, from the Social Democratic Party. The Mărăcineni Local Council, elected in the 2004 local government elections, is made up of 13 councillors, with the following party composition:

History

The first document mentioning the village of Mărăcineni is a property act of November 3, 1597, by which the prince of

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, Mihai Viteazul acknowledges the ownership of ''Fătu of Mărăcineni'' over a

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which he had recently bought. Between 1960 and 1968, the commune was a suburb of Buzău.

International relations

Mărăcineni signed a cooperation agreement with Sèvres,

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, in 1991.

Notes

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