Câmpina () is a

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in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and

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. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.

Geography

The city is located in the western part of Prahova County, northwest of the county seat, Ploiești. It is situated in a hilly region, at the southern end of the Prahova Valley, on the banks of the river Prahova, in between the rivers Câmpea and Doftana. Câmpina is crossed by national road DN1, which links

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, to the south, with the northwestern part of the country. The Câmpina railway station (opened in 1879) serves the CFR Main Line 300, which runs parallel to DN1, on the right bank of the Prahova.

History

Formerly a customs point on the trade route between

and Wallachia, the town developed at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as an oil extraction and processing center. Between 1897 and 1898, Câmpina was the site of the largest

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in Europe.

Notable residents

* (1857–1919), actress * Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (1838–1907), philologist and writer * Eugen Jebeleanu (1911–1991), poet * Nicolae Grigorescu (1838–1907), painter * Henrik Kacser (1918–1995), biochemist and geneticist

Climate

Câmpina has a humid continental climate (''Cfb'' in the

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Tourist attractions

* Nicolae Grigorescu Memorial Museum * Iulia Hasdeu Castle *Biserica de la Han (de la brazi) (The Inn Church) * Geo Bogza Cultural Center *Casa Tineretului (The House of the Youth) *The House with Griffons (the actual city-hall), the first building with electric gates in Romania *The Hernea Chapel *The Saint Nicholas Parish *Fântâna cu Cireși (on the Muscel hill) *Muscel, Ciobu, and Pițigaia hills *Prahova and Doftana riverbanks *Near Paltinu Dam

Education

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There are 5 high schools in Câmpina: * * *Forestier Technical College *Energetic Technologic High School *Technologic-Mechanic High School There is also a Police Agents School in Câmpina (''Școala de Agenți de Poliție "Vasile Lascăr"''), one of the two police agent schools in the country. There are also two sanitary schools, Dr. Dinu Sanitary School and the Louis Pasteur Nursing and Pharma School.

Sport

The city is home to the 3rd-division football club FC Unirea Câmpina and to 4th-division football club FCM Câmpina, founded in 1936.

Population

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campina Cities in Romania Populated places in Prahova County Localities in Muntenia