Pătârlagele

Pătârlagele (also spelled Pătîrlagele; pronounced [pətɨrˈlad͡ʒele]) is a town in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. In 2011 it had a population of 7,304.

Pătârlagele
Town
The Pătârlagele courthouse
Location in Buzău County
Pătârlagele Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°19′8″N 26°21′35″E
Country	Romania
County	Buzău
Government
• Mayor	Ion Gherghiceanu[1] (PSD)
Area	80.45 km^2 (31.06 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	7,304
• Density	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	BZ

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, Mărunțișu, Mușcel, Poienile, Sibiciu de Sus, Stroești, 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	8,290	—
2011	7,135	−13.9%
Source: Census data

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.[3]

References

1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.