Ploiești

Ploiești lies along the Dâmbu River on the Wallachian Plain, where southern Romania’s lowlands reach toward the Carpathian foothills. The administrative centre of Prahova County has long been tied to petroleum: the Mehedințeanu brothers opened an oil refinery here in 1856, an early milestone in the industry’s development. That heritage is explored at the National Museum of Oil, while the Clock Museum displays a specialist collection in a historic house. Ploiești’s refineries also made the city a strategic target during the Second World War. Its position north of Bucharest links the capital’s metropolitan belt with the Prahova Valley. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Prahova connects regionally.

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