Câmpina

Câmpina
Municipality

Coat of arms

Location of Câmpina
Coordinates: 45°07′48″N 25°44′24″E / 45.13000°N 25.74000°E / 45.13000; 25.74000Coordinates: 45°07′48″N 25°44′24″E / 45.13000°N 25.74000°E / 45.13000; 25.74000
Country  Romania
County Prahova County
Status Municipality
Government
 • Mayor Tiseanu Horia (Democrat Party)
Area
 • Total 24.23 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 32,935
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Climate Dfb
Website http://www.primariacampina.ro/

Câmpina (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkɨmpina]) is a city in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.

History

Formerly a customs point on the trade route between Transylvania 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 oil refinery in Europe.

Notable residents

Câmpina City Hall

Tourist attractions

Education

There are 5 high schools in Campina:

There is also a Police Agents School in Câmpina, Școala de Agenţi de Poliţie "Vasile Lascăr", one of the two police agents schools in the country and 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

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