Moreni () is a municipality in Dâmbovița County,

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 seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...

, Romania, with a population of 22,868. The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the 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/km². It is Romania's third mos ...

. It is located east of the county seat, Târgoviște, and about north-west of Bucharest.

History

In 1861, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.ANRM - prezentare generală a resurselor petroliere
/ref> Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.

Natives

* Gheorghe Barbu * Constantin Herold *

Andrei Ivan Andrei Virgil Ivan (; born 4 January 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Romania national team. He started out as a senior at Universitatea Craiova in 2014, and three a ...

Ralph S. Locher Ralph Sidney Locher (July 24, 1915 – June 18, 2004) was a Romanian-born American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 50th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Life and career In 1915, Locher was born in the oil-producing Romanian t ...

George Mihăiță George Mihăiță (; born 23 September 1948 in Moreni) is a Romanian actor, director and philanthropist. Renowned for his distinctive voice, Mihăiță has appeared in over 70 films and is regarded as a Romanian film icon. He studied in the Ins ...

* Ștefan Niculescu *

Gabriel Paraschiv Gabriel Ioan Paraschiv (born 27 March 1978) is a Romanian former football player, currently the manager of Liga III side Flacăra Moreni. He played his 100th match for Oțelul Galați against former Romanian champions CFR Cluj. Statistics ...

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Ionuț Zaharia Ionuț Andrei Zaharia (born 19 July 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Zaharia made its debut in the Liga III at only 15 years old, then two years later played its first minute in the Romania Romania ( ; ...

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Photos from Moreni
Populated places in Dâmbovița County Localities in Muntenia Cities in Romania Monotowns in Romania {{Dâmboviţa-geo-stub