Ploiești

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Ploiești is a major city in southern Romania historically known for its oil industry and strategic importance during World War II.

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Ploiești canonical 36
Ploiești metropolitan area 1
Ploiești urban area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
coordinateLatitude 44.946
coordinateLongitude 26.036
country Romania
countryCapitalOf Prahova County
distanceFrom approximately 60 km north of Bucharest
governedBy Ploiești City Hall
hasAdministrativeStatus county capital
hasAreaCode +40 244
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasCulturalInstitution Ploiești Philharmonic Orchestra
hasIndustry chemical industry
manufacturing
oil refining
hasLocalGovernmentType municipal council
hasMuseum Clock Museum in Ploiești
History and Archaeology Museum of Prahova
surface form: History and Archaeology Museum of Prahova County
hasNickname capital of black gold
hasPopulation over 200000 inhabitants
hasPostalCodePrefix 100
hasSportsTeam FC Petrolul Ploiești
hasTransport railway junction
road junction
hasUniversity Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
historicallyKnownFor strategic importance during World War II
isMajorCityOf southern Romania
knownFor oil industry
petrochemical industry
petroleum refining
languageUsed Romanian language
surface form: Romanian
locatedIn Prahova County
locatedInPartOf southern Romania
locatedInRegion Muntenia
locatedOn Prahova River valley
surface form: Prahova River plain
majorEconomicSector energy
services
partOf Greater Wallachia historical region
railConnectionTo Brașov
Bucharest
roadConnectionTo Brașov
Bucharest
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
wasTargetOf Allied bombing raids in World War II
Operation Tidal Wave

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Ploiești raid location Ploiești
Operation Soapsuds location Ploiești
Rehovot hasTwinTown Ploiești
Maribor hasTwinTown Ploiești
this entity surface form: Ploiești, Romania
Prahova County capital Ploiești
Prahova County seat Ploiești
Prahova County hasMajorCity Ploiești
Petrolul Ploiești homeCity Ploiești
Petrolul Ploiești location Ploiești
subject surface form: Stadionul Ilie Oană
Petrolul Ploiești hasSupportBaseLocation Ploiești
this entity surface form: Ploiești metropolitan area
Astra Ploiești location Ploiești
Astra Ploiești hasFanBaseIn Ploiești
Prahova County Art Museum operatedIn Ploiești
this entity surface form: Ploiești urban area
Clock Museum city Ploiești
Clock Museum regionServed Ploiești
Toma Caragiu Theatre locatedIn Ploiești
Toma Caragiu Theatre operatedBy Ploiești
this entity surface form: municipality of Ploiești
PH registrationArea Ploiești
PH associatedCity Ploiești
target of World War II oil bombing raids hasNameInRomanian Ploiești
subject surface form: Ploiești
CSU Asesoft Ploiești basedIn Ploiești
CSU Asesoft Ploiești homeCity Ploiești
Ploesti raid location Ploiești
Muntenia containsCity Ploiești
Dâmbu River flowsThrough Ploiești
Dâmbu River locatedIn Ploiești
Southern Romania hasMajorCity Ploiești
Ploiești oil fields locatedIn Ploiești