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 .
3-465: The city is located in the western part of Prahova County, 34 km (21 mi) 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 Bucharest , 100 km (62 mi) to the south, with
6-544: 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. 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
9-625: Was the site of the largest oil refinery in Europe. Câmpina has a humid continental climate ( Cfb in the Köppen climate classification ). There are 5 high schools in Câmpina: 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
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