Băicoi

Băicoi is a city in Prahova county in the Wallachia region of Romania.

Location

Băicoi is located on the southeast side of the Carpathian Mountains on a plateau above the river Prahova. The county seat Ploieşti is situated about 15 km south-east.

History

In the field of cadastral Ţintea were ( 359-336 BC) found coins from the time of Philip II of Macedon. Under the reign of Burebista ( 82-44 BC), the area belonged to the Dacian kingdom. The first written reference 1597th

The town boomed after 1879 made ​​the completion of the railway from Ploiesti to Predeal, which passes west of Băicoi; it was among other things a petroleum refinery. In 1907, the peasants of the village in the uprising of the rural population involved. 1948 Băicoi became a town. In economic terms, playing in the city next to the oil industry of mechanical engineering and agriculture an important role.

Population

1790 were registered in Băicoi 3,257 inhabitants; In 1930 there were 10,117. In 1992, the peak of the population was achieved with 20,676, which is again declining somewhat since then. As of the 2002 census, 20,020 residents were registered in the city, including 19,880 Romanians, 127 Roma and Hungary 8.

Traffic

Băicoi is - as already mentioned - not far from the railway line opened in 1879, which is part of the long distance from Bucharest to Oradea today. The nächstgelene station is Floreşti in about 5 km away. In parallel with the railway line passes the European route 60 regular bus consists among other things to Ploiesti. There are a few bus lines also on an intra- urban transport.

Attractions

• Spa Valea Stelii in the district Ţintea