Patarlagele

History

The first evidence of the existence of the Pătârlagele commune dates back from 1524–1527, but it probably existed before the establishment of the medieval state of Wallachia. The name Pătârlagele comes from the German form of the name Peter (in Romanian, Petre or Petru), and the German word lager, meaning camp. The German origin of the name can only be explained by the presence of the Teutonic knights on the other side of the Carpathians, in Burzenland, during the years 1211–1225 and their conquest of the Buzău Mountains, where they raised fortifications against the Cumans. Pătârlagele Commune received town rights in 2004.

Geography

Pătârlagele is located in the western part of the county, along the national road DN10 connecting Buzău and Brașov. It lies in the Pătârlagele hollow, between the Carpathian Mountains and the Subcarpathian Hills. The town administers fourteen villages: Calea Chiojdului, Crâng, Fundăturile, Gornet, Lunca, Mănăstirea, Mărunțișu, Mușcel, Poienile, Sibiciu de Sus, Stroești, Valea Lupului, Valea Sibiciului, and Valea Viei.

Most-observed species

• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  52
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  51
• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  51
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  31
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  24
• Cherry Plum

  Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · Magnoliopsida
  22
• Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur

  Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
  21

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2026-08-25
  13 km SSE of Comandău, Romania
• M 4.6 — 2026-08-11
  9 km ESE of Vama Buzăului, Romania
• M 4.5 — 2026-02-26
  1 km SSW of Paltin, Romania
• M 4.2 — 2025-10-25
  12 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania
• M 4.4 — 2025-08-24
  2 km S of Spulber, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2025-05-16
  13 km NNW of Gura Teghii, Romania