Welcome to roadstat.com on July 4 2009.
This is an internet experiment running to monitor browsing habbits of individuals through wikipedia contents.

Buşteni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Buşteni
Skyline of Buşteni
Location of Buşteni
Location of Buşteni
Coordinates: 45°24′42″N 25°32′14″E / 45.41167°N 25.53722°E / 45.41167; 25.53722
Country  Romania
County Prahova County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor Emanoil Savin (Democrat Party)
Population (2002)
 - Total 11,787
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.orasul-busteni.ro

Buşteni (Romanian pronunciation: /buʃ.'tenʲ/) is a small mountain town in the north of the county Prahova, in the center of Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi mountains, that have a maximum altitude of 2505 m. Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian.

Buşteni's average altitude is 900 m. It is one of the most popular mountain resorts, offering spectacular views, with lots of year-round tourism opportunities, ranging from skiing to 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 high), Heroes' Cross (Crucea Eroilor) lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly 2,260 m. The monument is lighted at night and is visible from virtually everywhere in Buşteni.

The average population is 15,000 inhabitants, although numbers vary greatly because of tourism. The main local industries are wood industry and tourism. Many holiday houses have been recently built in the town.

Also a new Information Tourism Center was set up near the City Hall.

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] Image gallery

[edit] External links

Personal tools

Visit joltnews for the latest headlines
Visit bloit.com for company information
Geed Media does computer consulting on long island.
This page viewed times. See Logs