Pătârlagele

Pătârlagele
Town
The Pătârlagele courthouse
Pătârlagele Location of Pătârlagele
Coordinates: 45°19′8″N 26°21′35″E / 45.31889°N 26.35972°E / 45.31889; 26.35972Coordinates: 45°19′8″N 26°21′35″E / 45.31889°N 26.35972°E / 45.31889; 26.35972
Country	Romania
County	Buzău County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Ion Gherghiceanu (PNL)
Area
• Total	80.45 km2 (31.06 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	8,290
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Pătârlagele (also spelled Pătîrlagele; pronounced [pətɨrˈlad͡ʒele]) is a town in Buzău County, Romania. In 2002 it had a population of 8,414.

Geography

Pătârlagele is located in the western part of the county, along the national road connecting Buzău and Braşov. It lies in the Pătârlagele hollow, between the Carpathian Mountains and the Subcarpathian Hills.

The town administers fourteen villages: Calea Chiojdului, Crâng, Fundăturile, Gornet, Lunca, Mănăstirea, Mărunţişu, Muşcel, Poienile, Sibiciu de Sus, Stroeşti, Valea Lupului, Valea Sibiciului and Valea Viei.

Neighbours

• The Colți and Bozioru communes, to the north
• The Pănătău and Cozieni communes, to the east
• The Cislău commune, to the south
• The Cătina, Calvini and Chiojdu communes, to the west

History

The first evidence of the existence of the Pătârlagele commune dates back from 1524-1527 , but it probably existed before the establishment of the medieval state of Wallachia.

The name Pătârlagele comes from the German form of the name Peter (in Romanian, Petre or Petru), and the German word lager, meaning camp. The German origin of the name can only be explained by the presence of the Teutonic knights on the other side of the Carpathians, in Ţara Bârsei, during the years 1211-1225 and their conquest of the Buzău Mountains, where they raised fortifications against the Cumans.

Pătârlagele Commune received town rights in 2004.

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Buzău County, Romania
Cities	Buzău (county seat) Râmnicu Sărat
Towns	Nehoiu Pogoanele Pătârlagele
Communes	Amaru Bălăceanu Balta Albă Beceni Berca Bisoca Blăjani Boldu Bozioru Brădeanu Brăești Breaza Buda C.A. Rosetti Calvini Cănești Cătina Cernătești Chiliile Chiojdu Cilibia Cislău Cochirleanca Colți Costești Cozieni Florica Gălbinași Gherăseni Ghergheasa Glodeanu Sărat Glodeanu-Siliștea Grebănu Gura Teghii Largu Lopătari Luciu Măgura Mărăcineni Mărgăritești Mânzălești Merei Mihăilești Movila Banului Murgești Năeni Odăile Padina Pardoși Pănătău Pârscov Pietroasele Podgoria Poșta Câlnău Puiești Racovițeni Râmnicelu Robeasca Rușețu Săgeata Săhăteni Săpoca Sărulești Scorțoasa Scutelnici Siriu Smeeni Stâlpu Tisău Topliceni Țintești Ulmeni Unguriu Vadu Pașii Valea Râmnicului Valea Salciei Vâlcelele Vernești Vintilă Vodă Viperești Zărnești Ziduri