PLOIEŞTI

ployĕshtˈ, city (1990 pop. 259,014), S central Romania, in Walachia. It is the chief center of the Romanian petroleum industry and of the Ploieşti oil region. The city is a railroad hub and is linked by oil pipelines with Bucharest and the ports of Giurgiu on the Danube River and Constanţa on the Black Sea. It has large refineries and oil storage installations and is an industrial center with varied manufactures. Founded in 1596 by Prince Michael the Brave of Walachia, Ploieşti grew in the 19th cent. into the largest oil-producing center of SE Europe. After Romania signed (1940) a mutual cooperation pact with the Axis powers that provided substantial Romanian oil to Germany, the Allies heavily bombed the city. An earthquake in 1940 also inflicted severe damage. After World War II, Romania nationalized the Ploieşti oil industry, which until then had been owned largely by foreign interests. Under Communist rule, massive investments in the petroleum and petrochemical industries were made in the drive to modernize.

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books on: PloieSti  - 41 results

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Waiting for Jerusalem: Surviving the Holocaust in Romania
Book by I. C. Butnaru; Greenwood Press, 1993
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania, Jews--Persecutions--Romania, Romania--Ethnic Relations, World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Romania
...antiaircraft defense in the oil region of Ploiesti. Under the cloak of training the Romanian...synagogue of Municipiului Street from Ploiesti during morning prayers. Rabbi David...were released without explanation. In Ploiesti, after Rabbi Friedmans assassination...
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Ceauşescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-1989
Book by Dennis Deletant; M. E. Sharpe, 1995
Subjects: Ceausescu, Nicolae, Political persecution--Romania, Romania--Politics and government--1944-1989, Romania--Securitatea, Secret service--Romania
...Constanta, Craiova, Galati, Iasi, Oradea Mare, Pitesti, Ploiesti, Sibiu, Suceava and Timisoara. Its role, defined under its...and sentenced to forced labour for life. He was jailed in Ploiesti and then moved to Aiud to join other imprisoned Soviet spies...
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The Silent Holocaust: Romania and Its Jews
Book by I. C. Butnaru; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Antisemitism--Romania, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania, Jews--Persecutions--Romania, Romania--Ethnic Relations
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Rumania, 1866-1947
Book by Keith Hitchins; Clarendon Press, 1994
Subjects: Romania--History--1914-1944, Romania--History--1944-1989, Romania--History--Charles I, 1866-1914
...commander-in-chief of Russian forces, at his temporary headquarters at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, on 14 and 18 May. Nicholas seemed interested...did not need Rumanian troops. When he and Charles met at Ploiesti on 7 June he avoided any discussion of either the role of...
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The Black Sea: A History
Book by Charles King; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Black Sea Region--Civilization, Black Sea Region--History, Black Sea Region--Politics And Government
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Romanian Voices of the Second World War: Remembrance and Repression
Journal article by Gavin Bowd; East European Quarterly, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: Eastern front (World War II)--Records and correspondence, Romania--History, Romania--Records and correspondence, World War II, 1939-1945
...what is left of his squadron through the night by following a German Ju-52. He will return home, take part in defending the Ploiesti oilfield from Anglo-American bombardment, then eventually see action on the western front. At the end of this unique text...
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From Riches to Rags: The Romanian Christian Democrat Peasant Party *
Journal article by Lavinia Stan; East European Quarterly, Vol. 39, 2005
Subjects: Political parties--Forecasts and trends, Political parties--History, Political parties--Political activity, Political parties--Romania
...hope that conservative leaders were removed by popular vote. Targeted were Sarbu, Muresan and Opris. Born in November 1958 in Ploiesti, Opris became leader of the NCDPP Youth Organization and a Leadership Bureau member in 1991, before winning applause for leading...
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Evaluating Municipal Development in Romania: Launching a United Nations Sustainable Development Program in One Romanian City Has Its Unique Challenges
Journal article by Stefan Ungurean; The Public Manager, Vol. 35, 2006
Subjects: Brasov, Romania, Sustainable development--Evaluation, Sustainable development--Influence, United Nations
...and Iasi, similar in dimensions and population to Brasov, and in smaller ones, such as Giugiu, Ramnicu-Valcea, Targu-Mures, Ploiesti, and Baia Mare. In all of these sites, the model was the same, leading to a similar project structure in all communities. This...


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The Bear Slayer: During His Quarter Century of Dictatorial Rule Nicolae Ceausescu Treated the Brown Bears of Romania Almost as Badly as He Treated the People. Only His Gamekeepers Saw the Grisly Reality
Magazine article by David Quammen; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 292, July 2003
Subjects: Bear hunting--Political aspects, Bear hunting--Social aspects, Ceausescu, Nicolae--Environmental policy, Ceausescu, Nicolae--Political activity, Romania--Natural history, Romania--Political aspects
...place merits a visit. The nearest town is Posada, itself too small to appear on national maps. From an industrial city called Ploiesti, in the lowlands just north of Bucharest, youll snake and climb along the Prahova River toward its source. The highway is a...


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Dog Saves Baby
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 17, 2008
Dog Saves Baby. A baby abandoned in a park was saved by a stray dog that kept him warm by cuddling into him. Police in Ploiesti, Romania, found 18-month-old Cornel Cristeanu asleep with the dog.
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Expansion in Romania; Drinks Producer Opens New Factory in Eastern Europe
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), November 3, 2004
Subjects: Alcoholic beverage industry, Halewood International
...bottling line capable of producing 8, 000 bottles an hour. There is also capacity for bulk wine storage at the premises in Ploiesti. John Halewood, the founder of the company said: ``This most recent investment in Romania totals pounds 1. 6m, and is part...
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101 SILLY LAWS THAT PUT THE 'X' INTO SEX!; You've Heard the Phrase "There's No Law against It"? Well, There Might Be! If You're Thinking of Taking a Global Sex Tour, Don't Go without Mitchell Symon's Amazing Guide to What You Can - and Can't - Do, with Whom and Where
Newspaper article by Mitchell Symons; The People (London, England), February 23, 1997
...In Georgetown, Guyana, nude bathing is prohibited and offenders could find themselves coated in paint. In the town of Ploiesti in Romania, couples are forbidden from having sex during the day. In Laos, where a womans feet are regarded as erotic, husbands...
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PETER HOOTON: Nunez Needs Time to Show Best Form
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), January 29, 2005
Subjects: Hooton, Peter, Nunez, Antonio
...explained. ``Im not a hundred per cent certain of my first game, but a European Cup tie against the Romanian team Petrolul Ploiesti stands out for some reason. ``So does a 6-0 victory over Newcastle when Tony Hateley scored a hat-trick (August 26 the following...


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encyclopedia articles on: PloieSti  - 5 results

 
 
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PloieŞti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PLOIESTI ployesht , city (1990 pop. 259,014), S central Romania...chief center of the Romanian petroleum industry and of the Ploiesti oil region. The city is a railroad hub and is linked by...Founded in 1596 by Prince Michael the Brave of Walachia, Ploiesti grew in the 19th cent. into the largest oil-producing...
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ConstanŢa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...industrial city, but its chief importance derives from its role as Romanias main seaport. Petroleum (brought by pipeline from the Ploiesti oil fields), grain, and lumber are the leading exports. Besides handling general overseas trade, Constanta is important in...
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Giurgiu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Ruse, Bulgaria, with which it is linked by a bridge. An important inland port, Giurgiu is connected by two oil pipelines with Ploiesti. There are shipyards, canneries, and other light industries. The city was founded (10th cent.) on the site of a Roman settlement...
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CÎmpina
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...there. In the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps, the city is also a summer resort. The city is connected by oil pipeline with Ploiesti and with the port of Constanta on the Black Sea. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with...
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Walachia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...265 sq mi/52,486 sq km) in the east and Oltenia or Lesser Walachia (9,303 sq mi/24,095 sq km) in the west. With the rich Ploiesti oil fields and the industrialized area near Bucharest, Walachia is economically the most developed region of Romania. Its...


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