Bărcănești

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Bărcănești

Total population

3,140

Land area37.25 km²

Coordinates44.88°, 26.05°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bărcănești is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bărcănești, Ghighiu, Pușcași, Românești, and Tătărani.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ion N. Petrovici

German neurologist (1929-2021)

Adrian Diaconu

Romanian boxer

Sergiu Singer

German architect (1928–2018)

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Silvia Ciornei

Romanian politician

Nicoleta Matei

Romanian singer

L

Liviu Librescu

Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and Holocaust survivor, killed in Virginia Tech massacre

M

Mircea Coșea

Romanian writer, politician and economist

Ștefan Gheorghiu

Romanian politician (1879-1914)

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Ștefan Preda

Romanian footballer

Marina Makropoulou

Greek chess player

Roberta Anastase

Romanian politician

C

Corina Ungureanu

Romanian gymnast

Florea Voinea

Romanian footballer

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Tamara Costache

Romanian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record-holder

József Réti

Hungarian singer and opera singer (1925–1973)

Paul Constantinescu

Romanian composer (1909–1963)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Prahova

• Românești
  1.8 mi away · pop. 1,918
• Ghighiu
  1.8 mi away · pop. 759
• Bătești
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,671
• Brazii de Sus
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,795
• Brazii de Jos
  2.6 mi away · pop. 8,000
• Corlătești
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,371
• Pușcași
  2.9 mi away · pop. 428
• Cartierul Dâmbu
  3.1 mi away · pop. 533
• Popești
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,691
• Mălăiești
  3.4 mi away · pop. 770
• Moara
  3.5 mi away · pop. 532
• Puchenii Mici
  3.7 mi away · pop. 559

Browse all places in Prahova →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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