Moreni

For other uses, see Moreni (disambiguation).

Moreni
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Dâmbovița County
Moreni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°58′49″N 25°38′40″E
Country	Romania
County	Dâmbovița
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Constantin Dinu[1] (PSD)
Area	35.14 km^2 (13.57 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	15,472
• Density	440/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	135300
Vehicle reg.	DB
Website	www.primariamoreni.ro

Moreni (Romanian pronunciation: [moˈrenʲ]) is a municipality in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 15,472 (2021). The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Prahova County. It is located 22 km (14 mi) east of the county seat, Târgoviște, and about 100 km (62 mi) north-west of Bucharest.

Petroleum field at Moreni in the 1920s

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	9,046	—
1956	11,687	+29.2%
1966	11,659	−0.2%
1977	17,737	+52.1%
1992	22,886	+29.0%
2002	22,868	−0.1%
2011	18,687	−18.3%
2021	15,472	−17.2%
Source: Census data

In 1861, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.^[3]

Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.

Natives

• Gheorghe Barbu
• Constantin Herold
• Andrei Ivan
• Ralph S. Locher
• George Mihăiță
• Ștefan Niculescu
• Gabriel Paraschiv
• Ovidiu Schumacher [ro]
• Ionuț Zaharia

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. ANRM - prezentare generală a resurselor petroliere

External links

• Photos from Moreni