Scorțeni

Geography

The commune is located in the west-central part of the county. Scorțeni is surrounded by the Sub-Carpathian hills, close to the 45th parallel north, at an altitude of approximately . The most important towns in the vicinity are: Câmpina (14 km), Băicoi (6 km), Plopeni (10 km), Ploiești (25 km – the county seat), and Sinaia (40 km). The Capital city, Bucharest, is about to the south, while Brașov is to the north.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  102
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  99
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  94
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  80
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  80
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  78
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  60
• Dryad

  Minois dryas (Scopoli, 1763) · Insecta
  56

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 4.2 — 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
• M 4.2 — 2025-05-11
  11 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania