Petrești, Dâmbovița

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Petrești
Commune
Petrești is located in Romania
Petrești
Petrești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°39′N 25°20′E / 44.650°N 25.333°E / 44.650; 25.333Coordinates: 44°39′N 25°20′E / 44.650°N 25.333°E / 44.650; 25.333
CountryRomania
CountyDâmbovița
Population
 (2011)[1]
5,791
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
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Petrești is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 5,969 people. It is composed of seven villages: Coada Izvorului, Gherghești, Greci, Ionești, Petrești, Potlogeni-Deal and Puntea de Greci.

The wife of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, Elena Ceaușescu, was born there on January 7, 1916.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "FOND C.C. AL P.C.R. –CABINETUL 2 – ELENA CEAUŞESCU INVENTAR Anii extremi: 1984–1989 Nr. u.a.: 180" (PDF). arhivelenationale.ro (in Romanian). Arhivele Naționale (National Archives of Romania). Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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