This county is situated on the meridional slopes of the Carpathians, not far from their Curvature. It has a surface of 4,694 sq.km and over 873,000 inhabitants. Now it is the most important county of Romania as to population and economic life. The varied relief as an amphitheater consists equally in mountains, hills and plains. The capital city is Ploiesti, with its about 300,000 inhabitants, situated 60 km North far from Bucharest and 40 km far from Otopeni international airport. Dated back from 1503, Ploiesti was named a town in 1601 by Voivode Mihai Viteazu, when the first Union of the Three Romanian Lands was done. Ploiesti developed thanks to its geographic position, and especially to its oil. The oil started to be refined since 1857. It is the capital of all activities regarding the oil in Romania and one of the most important centers of dril...

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