Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located 56 km north of Bucharest. According to the 2011 Romanian census, there were 197,542 people living within the city of Ploiești, making it the 9th most populous city in Romania. The town was established in 1596, during the reign of Mihai Viteazul . It rapidly flourished as a center for trade and handicraft manufacturing in the 17th and 18th centuries. The road connecting Ploieşti to Braşov was opened in 1864, and the railway arrived in 1882.... Many schools and hospitals were built around this time. In the mid-19th century, the Ploieşti region was one of the world's leading oil extraction and refinery sites. The city is also remembered as the site of the self-styled Republic of Ploieşti, a short-lived 1870 revolt against the Romanian monarchy. Although badly damaged after the November 1940 earthquake, the city was a significant source of oil for Nazi Germany.
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| Country: | Romania |
| Population: | 232,527 |
| Area: | 22.5 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Eastern European Time |
| Also known as: | Ploiesti |