Ploiești, Romania

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city municipality

Ploiești is a major Romanian city in Prahova County, historically known for its oil industry and refineries that made it a key European petroleum center.

Aliases (7)

Ploiești ×52
Astra Română refinery ×1
Ploiești oil installations ×1
Ploiești oil refineries ×1
Ploiești oil refineries complex ×1
Ploiești region ×1
Ploiești was a major source of oil for Nazi Germany ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	+40 244 →
climate	humid continental climate →
continent	Europe →
coordinateLatitude	44.94 →
coordinateLongitude	26.03 →
country	Romania →
distanceToBucharest	about 60 km north →
economicSector	chemical industry → refining industry → services sector →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	150 →
hasCulturalInstitution	Clock Museum → History and Archaeology Museum of Prahova → Prahova County Art Museum → Toma Caragiu Theatre →
hasSportsTeam	Astra Ploiești → Petrolul Ploiești →
hasTransport	Ploiești Sud railway station → Ploiești Vest railway station → tram network → trolleybus network → urban bus network →
hasUniversity	Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești →
historicalEvent	Operation Tidal Wave in 1943 → target of World War II oil bombing raids →
historicalRole	major European petroleum center →
isCapitalOf	Prahova County →
knownFor	oil industry → oil refineries → petrochemical industry →
locatedIn	Muntenia → Prahova County → Wallachia →
nearbyAirport	Henri Coandă International Airport →
nickname	capital of black gold →
partOf	Greater Bucharest area →
population	around 200000 →
postalCodeRange	100xxx →
river	Dâmbu River →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time →
twinnedWith	Akçakoca → Hafar Al-Batin → Harbin → Kavala → Nicosia → Pleven → Radom →
vehicleRegistrationCode	PH →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Tidal Wave ("Ploiești oil refineries") → Operation Tidal Wave ("Astra Română refinery") →	target
Manassas →	hasSisterCity
Operation Tidal Wave ("Ploiești") →	location
Royal Romanian Air Force ("Ploiești region") →	notableBase
Columbia Aquila refinery ("Ploiești oil refineries complex") →	partOf
Royal Romanian Air Force ("Ploiești oil installations") →	protected
Operation Tidal Wave ("Ploiești was a major source of oil for Nazi Germany") →	strategicImportance