Moreni
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Moreni (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a municipality in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 15,472 as of 2021. The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Prahova County. It is located Template:Cvt east of the county seat, Târgoviște, and about Template:Cvt north-west of Bucharest.
History
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In 1861, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.[1]
Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.
Natives
- Gheorghe Barbu (1968–2021), footballer
- Alberto Călin (born 2005), footballer
- Constantin Herold (1912–1984), multi-sport athlete, basketball player and coach
- Andrei Ivan (born 1997), footballer
- Ralph S. Locher (1915–2004), American politician, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- George Mihăiță (born 1948), actor and director
- Ștefan Niculescu (1927–2008), composer
- Costel Pană (born 1967), football manager and former player
- Marian Pană (born 1968), football manager and former player
- Gabriel Paraschiv (born 1978), football manager and former player
- Template:Ill (born 1942), actor
- Ionuț Zaharia (born 2003), footballer
Sports
The town is home to the Flacăra Moreni football club, which was founded by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig as Astra-Română Moreni in 1922. The home ground of the football team is the Flacăra Stadium, which holds 10,000 people.
References
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