Bușteni
Bușteni (Romanian pronunciation: [buʃˈtenʲ]) is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, that have a maximum altitude of 2,505 m (8,219 ft). Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian. One village, Poiana Țapului, is administratively part of the town, formerly a separate commune prior to 1950. According to the 2021 census, it has 8,368 inhabitants.
Bușteni's average altitude is 875 m (2,871 ft). It is one of the most popular mountain resorts in Romania,[citation needed] with year-round tourism opportunities, including skiing and mountain climbing.
The town and the surrounding mountains were the site of military confrontations in 1916, during World War I (see Romania during World War I). A large commemorative monument (about 25 m (82 ft) high), Heroes' Cross (Crucea Eroilor) lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly 2,260 m (7,410 ft). The monument is lighted at night and is visible from virtually everywhere in Bușteni.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1948 | 4,552 | — |
1956 | 8,591 | +88.7% |
1966 | 10,781 | +25.5% |
1977 | 12,223 | +13.4% |
1992 | 12,486 | +2.2% |
2002 | 11,787 | −5.6% |
2011 | 8,894 | −24.5% |
2021 | 8,368 | −5.9% |
Source: Census data |
The main local industries are wood industry and tourism. Many holiday houses have been built in the town since the 2000s.[citation needed]
Also a new Information Tourism Center was set up near the City Hall.
People
Natives
- Ovidiu Bali
- Ion Cașa
- Marian Chițescu
- Dan Cristea
- Victor Fontana
- Vasile Ionescu
- Alina Vera Savin
- Emanoil Savin
- Robert Taleanu
Honorary citizens
- Ana Maria Brânză: fencer[3]
- Alina Dumitru: judoka[4]
- Simona Halep: tennis player[3]
- Adrian Mutu: footballer[4]
International relations
Bușteni is twinned with:
- Moissy-Cramayel, France, since 1993
- Djerba-Midoun, Tunisia, since 2000
Climate
Bușteni has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
Climate data for Bușteni | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 13 (55) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | −0.7 (30.7) | 8.3 (46.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −5 (23) | −1.6 (29.1) | 3.5 (38.3) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1 (34) | −4.2 (24.4) | 4.4 (39.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −8.6 (16.5) | −5.7 (21.7) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | −2 (28) | −7.4 (18.7) | 0.5 (32.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 44 (1.7) | 62 (2.4) | 93 (3.7) | 134 (5.3) | 138 (5.4) | 136 (5.4) | 110 (4.3) | 74 (2.9) | 59 (2.3) | 52 (2.0) | 51 (2.0) | 999 (39.2) |
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/busteni-12798/ |
Image gallery
- Bușteni and Bucegi Mountain
- City Hall
- Romanian-French House
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- Heroes' Cross and Bușteni
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ a b Daniel Remeș (9 December 2013). "Ana Maria Brânză și Simona Halep, cetățeni de onoare ai Bușteniului". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ a b "Alina Dumitru și Mutu, cetățeni de onoare ai Bușteniului". Adevărul (in Romanian). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
External links
- Pictures and landscapes from the Carpathian Mountains
- Alpinet, Website about Carpathian Mountains
- Bușteni sensitive map, Kalinderu ski slope–accommodation hotels, boarding houses–Links
- Bușteni Tourist Office
- Drone views of Bușteni and Poiana Țapului on YouTube
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