Poienarii Burchii 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 eight villages: Cărbunari, Ologeni, Piorești, Podu Văleni, Poienarii Burchii, Poienarii-Rali, Poienarii Vechi, and Tătărăi.
Prahova County website
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The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain
The Romanian Plain () is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain (). It is part of the larger Eurasian Steppe. It is located in the historical region of Wallachia, and bordered by ...
, on the banks of the river Cricovul Dulce, which discharges into the Ialomița River Ialomița may refer to:
* Ialomița County, Romania
* Ialomița (river)
The Ialomița ( ) is a river of Southern Romania. It rises from the Bucegi Mountains in the Carpathians. It discharges into the Borcea branch of the Danube in Giurgeni. in Podu Văleni village. It is located in the southwestern corner of Prahova County, south of 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 ...
, on the border with Ilfov and Dâmbovița counties.
Natives
* Ștefan Tudor (1943 – 2021), rower
References
Communes in Prahova County
Localities in Muntenia
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