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Prahova County
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Social Democratic Party
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(, older spelling: ''Ploeşti'') is the capital city of
Prahova , situated in the historical region of
Wallachia ,
Romania . The city is located 56 km (35 miles) north of
Bucharest and has a population of about 230,000.
The city was founded in
1596 , during the reign of
Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave).
In the mid-
19th Century , this region became one of the most important
Oil extraction and refinery sites in the world. The city is also remembered as the site of the
Republic Of Ploiesti , a short-lived
1870 revolt against the
Romanian Monarchy .
It was badly damaged by an earthquake in mounted
Operation Tidal Wave on
August 1 , attacking the refineries with a force of 177
B-24 Liberator bombers. Although this did inflict heavy damage on the ground, it came at a high cost to the attacking force and much of the damage was soon repaired. The Allies were finally able to mount sustained attacks from April
1944 by using captured airbases in
Italy , and the city was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944.
in Operation Tidal Wave, August 1943]]
Following the war, the new
Communist regime
Nationalised the oil industry, which had largely been privately owned, and made massive investments in the oil and petroleum industry —in a bid to modernise and repair the war damage.
After the
Romanian Revolution Of 1989 , Ploieşti has seen a rapid economic growth due to major investments from foreign companies including
Lukoil ,
Unilever ,
Coca-Cola ,
Interbrew and
British American Tobacco . Ploieşti is also a developed textile manufacturing center. Although oil production in the region is constantly declining, there is still a flourishing processing industry that includes four
Oil Refineries linked by
Pipeline s to Bucharest, the
Black Sea port of
Constanţa and the
Danube port of
Giurgiu . Ploieşti is an important railway center linking Bucharest with
Transylvania and
Moldavia .
Ploieşti is home to the
Oil & Gas University ,
Ploieşti Philharmonic Orchestra —one of the top rated philharmonic orchestras in Romania— and two formerly-
First Division Football (soccer) clubs (
Astra and
Petrolul ).
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- Ion N. Petrovici , neurologist
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