Sinaia

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Sinaia

Total population

15,465

Founded

1690

Elevation810 m

Land area89.27 km²

Coordinates45.35°, 25.55°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sinaia is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery, in turn, is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai. King Carol I of Romania also built his summer residence, Peleș Castle, in Sinaia in the late nineteenth century.

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

Carol II of Romania

king of Romania from 1930 to 1940

Princess Elisabeth of Romania

Romanian Royal; Queen Consort of Greece (1922 - 1924)

Raluca Strămăturaru

Romanian luger

Gabriel Badea-Păun

French art historian

Prince Nicolae of Romania

Romanian Royal (1903–1978), prince regent of Romania from 1927 to 1930

Michael I of Romania

last king of Romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947)

Nicolae Neagoe

Romanian bobsledder (1941–2023)

E

Ernő Fülöp

Constantin Carabela

Romanian biathlete

M

Marius Ene

Romanian biathlete

Mircea David

Romanian footballer (1914-1993)

Alice Cocéa

French actress (1899-1970)

Gheorghe Gornea

Romanian footballer (1944-2005)

Ferdinand de Waele

Flamish classical archaeologist and university professor (1896-1977)

V

Violeta Strămăturaru

Romanian luger

A

Andrei Anghel

Romanian luger

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

Nearby places in Prahova

• Bușteni
  4.8 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Posada
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,478
• Azuga
  6.9 mi away · pop. 4,440
• Comarnic
  8.2 mi away · pop. 4,356
• Ghioșești
  8.2 mi away · pop. 3,484
• Secăria
  8.3 mi away · pop. 1,461
• Talea
  8.4 mi away · pop. 1,064
• Trăisteni
  8.7 mi away · pop. 2,711
• Poiana
  8.7 mi away · pop. 3,750
• Plaiu
  9 mi away · pop. 704
• Teșila
  9 mi away · pop. 4,356
• Podu Lung
  9.7 mi away · pop. 694

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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