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Mărăcineni
Buzăuvillage
Mărăcineni
Total population
2,020
Founded
1557
Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Mărăcineni is a commune in the center of Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, just north of Buzău, the county seat. The commune is made up of three villages: Mărăcineni, Căpățânești, and Potoceni.
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History
The first document mentioning the village of Mărăcineni is a property act of November 3, 1597, by which the prince of Wallachia, Mihai Viteazul acknowledges the ownership of Fătu of Mărăcineni over a vineyard which he had recently bought. Between 1960 and 1968, the commune was a suburb of Buzău.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida101
- Tree-of-HeavenAilanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida95
- Johnson-grassSorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida70
- Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum L. · Magnoliopsida66
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida59
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida59
- Common AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida49
- Californian Burr, Burweed, CockleburXanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida46
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-08-2513 km SSE of Comandău, Romania
- M 4.6 — 2026-08-119 km ESE of Vama Buzăului, Romania
- M 4.5 — 2026-02-261 km SSW of Paltin, Romania
- M 4.2 — 2025-10-2512 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania
- M 4.4 — 2025-08-242 km S of Spulber, Romania
- M 4.1 — 2025-05-1613 km NNW of Gura Teghii, Romania
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Buzău
- Buzău1.9 mi away · pop. 115,494
- Cernătești6.8 mi away · pop. 1,224
- Dâmbroca7.4 mi away · pop. 1,201
- Cândești7.7 mi away · pop. 3,160
- Zărneștii de Slănic7.7 mi away · pop. 1,333
- Gura Sărății9.6 mi away · pop. 244
- Bălaia11.3 mi away · pop. 153
- Bărbuncești11.4 mi away · pop. 175
- Clondiru de Sus12.6 mi away · pop. 255
- Policiori13.9 mi away · pop. 669
- Istrița de Jos15.2 mi away · pop. 335
- Călțuna16 mi away · pop. 593
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API