Moreni

Moreni is a municipality in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 15,472 as of 2021. The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Prahova County. It is located east of the county seat, Târgoviște, and about north-west of Bucharest.
[Image:Petroleum field at Moreni.jpg|thumb|left|Petroleum field at Moreni in the 1920s]

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History

In 1861, Moreni became the first place in Romania where oil was extracted.
Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.

Natives

Gheorghe Barbu, footballer
Alberto Călin, footballer
Constantin Herold, multi-sport athlete, basketball player and coach
Andrei Ivan, footballer
Ralph S. Locher, American politician, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
George Mihăiță, actor and director
Ștefan Niculescu, composer
Costel Pană, football manager and former player
Marian Pană, football manager and former player
Gabriel Paraschiv, football manager and former player
, actor
Ionuț Zaharia, footballer

Sports

The town is home to the Flacăra Moreni football club, which was founded by English and Dutch engineers from the local oil rig as Astra-Română Moreni in 1922. The home ground of the football team is the Flacăra Stadium, which holds 10,000 people.