Buzău County () is a county (

județ A ''județ'' (, plural ) is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used from 1940 to 1947 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1998 to 2003 in Moldova. ''Județ'' translates into English as "jurisdiction", but is co ...

) of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, in the

historical region Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing soc ...

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 ...

, with the capital city at Buzău.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 432,054 and the population density was 70.7/km². *

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Romania ...

– 97% *

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

– under 3% declared and others

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,103 km². In the North Side there are the mountains from the southern end of the Eastern Carpathians group – the

Vrancea Mountains The Vrancea Mountains ( ro, Munții Vrancei) are a mountain range in the Curvature Carpathians in Romania. Located mostly in western Vrancea County, they also cover parts of Bacău, Buzău, and Covasna counties. The highest peak is , at . To ...

and the

Buzău Mountains The Buzău Mountains are a set of six mountains ranges in Romania which are part of the Curvature Carpathians region of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. These six mountain ranges are as follows: * * * * * *. The Penteleu and Ivănețu Massifs are ...

with heights over 1,700 m. The heights decrease in the South and East passing through the subcarpathian hills to the

Bărăgan Plain The Bărăgan Plain ( ro, Câmpia Bărăganului ) is a steppe plain in south-eastern Romania. It makes up much of the eastern part of the Wallachian Plain. The region is known for its black soil and a rich humus, and is mostly a cereal-growing are ...

at about 80 m. The main river crossing the county is the

Buzău River The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Ca ...

which collects many small rivers from the mountains and flows to the East into the

Siret River The Siret or Sireth ( uk, Сірет or Серет, ro, Siret , hu, Szeret, russian: Сирет) is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. ...

Neighbours

* Brăila County to the east. *

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 ...

and

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is kno ...

to the west. *

Covasna County Covasna County (, hu, Kovászna megye, ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Sfântu Gheorghe. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 210,177, making it the second least populous of Romani ...

and Vrancea County to the north. *

Ialomița County Ialomița County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2. Romanians make up 95.6% of the popula ...

to the south.

Economy

The predominant industries in the county are: * Mechanical components; railway and automotive components * Metallurgical parts * Glass * Food * Textiles * Wood The hilly area is well-suited for wines and fruit orchards. Salt and oil are the main resources extracted in the county.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are: * The city of Buzău. * The

and

. * The

Berca Mud Volcanoes The Berca Mud Volcanoes ( ro, Noroioși de la Pâclele Mici) is a geological and botanical reservation located in Scorțoasa commune close to Berca in Buzău County in Romania. Its most spectacular feature is the ''mud volcanoes'', small volcano- ...

* The amber museum in

Colți Colți () is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, located in the Pătârlagele hollow, at the curvature of the Carpathian mountains, 13 km away from the town of Pătârlagele. It is composed of four villages: Aluniș, Colți, Col� ...

* The Ciolanu Monastery and the Măgura sculpture camp * The Rătești Monastery * The Amara Resort. * The Sărata-Monteoru Resort.

Politics

The Buzău County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition:

Administrative divisions

Buzău County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 82 communes. *Municipalities ** Buzău – capital city; population: 108,384 (as of 2011) ** Râmnicu Sărat *Towns **

Nehoiu Nehoiu () is a town in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,631. Wood processing is the local main economic activity. The town has a lumbermill since the early 20th century. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result o ...

** Pătârlagele **

Pogoanele Pogoanele () is a town in the southeastern part of Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. The town administers one village, Căldărăști. Pogoanele was declared a town in April 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

*Communes ** Amaru ** Bălăceanu ** Balta Albă ** Beceni ** Berca ** Bisoca ** Blăjani ** Boldu ** Bozioru ** Brădeanu ** Brăești ** Breaza **

Buda Buda (; german: Ofen, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Budim, Будим, Czech and sk, Budín, tr, Budin) was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and since 1873 has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the ...

** C.A. Rosetti ** Calvini ** Cănești ** Cătina ** Cernătești ** Chiliile ** Chiojdu ** Cilibia ** Cislău ** Cochirleanca **

Costești Costești () is a town in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hunga ...

** Cozieni ** Florica ** Gălbinași ** Gherăseni ** Ghergheasa ** Glodeanu Sărat ** Glodeanu-Siliștea ** Grebănu ** Gura Teghii ** Largu ** Lopătari ** Luciu ** Măgura ** Mărăcineni ** Mărgăritești ** Mânzălești ** Merei ** Mihăilești ** Movila Banului ** Murgești ** Năeni ** Odăile ** Padina ** Pardoși ** Pănătău ** Pârscov **

Pietroasele Pietroasele is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, known for its vineyards. The name means "the rockies". The commune is composed of six villages: Câlțești, Clondiru de Sus, Dara, Pietroasa Mică, Pietroasele and Șarânga. It became ...

** Podgoria ** Poșta Câlnău ** Puiești ** Racovițeni ** Râmnicelu ** Robeasca ** Rușețu ** Săgeata ** Săhăteni ** Săpoca ** Sărulești ** Scorțoasa ** Scutelnici ** Siriu ** Smeeni ** Stâlpu ** Tisău ** Topliceni ** Țintești ** Ulmeni ** Unguriu ** Vadu Pașii ** Valea Râmnicului ** Valea Salciei ** Vâlcelele ** Vernești ** Vintilă Vodă ** Viperești ** Zărnești ** Ziduri

Historical county

Historically, the county was located in the central-southern part of

Greater Romania The term Greater Romania ( ro, România Mare) usually refers to the borders of the Kingdom of Romania in the interwar period, achieved after the Great Union. It also refers to a pan-nationalist idea. As a concept, its main goal is the creatio ...

, in the northeastern part of the historical region of

. Its territory included the southern and western parts of today's Buzău County and several localities that are today in

, including the town of

Mizil Mizil () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. Located in the southeastern part of the county, it lies along the road between the cities of Ploiești and Buzău, and to the northeast of the national capital, Bucharest. Its position led i ...

. It was bordered on the west by

, to the north by the counties of

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a pop ...

, Trei Scaune, and Putna, to the east by the counties of Râmnicu Sărat and

Brăila Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The Sud-Est (development region), ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila. According to the 2011 Romanian ...

, and to the south by

Administration

The county has seen multiple subdivisions administratively. At the end of the 19th century, the county was subdivided into six districts ('' plăși''): #Plasa Sărata, with the town of Buzău and 16 communes #Plasa Câmpului, with 14 communes #Plasa Tohani, with the town of

and 17 communes #Plasa Buzău, with 17 communes #Plasa Pârscov, with 16 communes #Plasa Slănic, with 19 communes In the interwar period, the territory of the county was initially divided into four districts:Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Buzău
/ref> #Plasa Buzău, headquartered at Pătârlagele #Plasa Câmpul, headquartered at Buzău #Plasa Slănic, headquartered at Săpoca #Plasa Tohani, headquartered at

Subsequently, the territory of the county was reorganized into seven districts, by abolishing Plasa Câmpul and establishing four new districts: #Plasa Buzău, headquartered at Pătârlagele #Plasa Câlnău, headquartered at Buzău #Plasa Câmpeni, headquartered at

#Plasa Orașul, headquartered at Buzău #Plasa Pârscov, headquartered at Pârscov #Plasa Slănic, headquartered at Săpoca #Plasa Tohani, headquartered at

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 309,405 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.4% Romanians, 1.5% Romanies, 0.5% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 98.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 42,127 inhabitants, comprising 91.2% Romanians, 3.7% Jews, 2.3% Romanies, 0.9% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 93.3% Eastern Orthodox, 3.9% Jewish, 1.0% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

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