Vălenii de Munte

Town in Prahova, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Prahova County

(2020–2024) Florin Constantin^[1] (PSD)Area

21.59 km² (8.34 sq mi)Elevation

350 m (1,150 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

12,044 • Density560/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

106400

Area code(+40) 02 44Vehicle reg.PHWebsitewww.valeniidemunte.com.ro

Vălenii de Munte (Romanian pronunciation: [vəˈlenij de ˈmunte]) is a town in Prahova County, southern Romania (the historical region of Muntenia), with a population of 12,044 as of 2021.^[3] It lies In the Teleajen river valley, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the county seat of Ploiești.

The town's sister cities are Eaubonne, Cimișlia, and Sarandë.

History

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1912	3,704	—
1930	4,237	+0.75%
1948	4,491	+0.32%
1956	5,472	+2.50%
1966	7,380	+3.04%
1977	10,508	+3.26%
1992	13,689	+1.78%
2002	13,898	+0.15%
2011	11,707	−1.89%
2021	12,044	+0.28%
Source: Census data

The first recorded reference about the settlement dates back to 1431. In 1645 Vălenii de Munte (or Văleni for short) became the official residence of the then Săcueni County. Documents from 1832 note Valeni as having 518 households and 2,590 citizens. At the end of the 19th century, Vălenii de Munte was an urban commune, formed from the Văleni (Târgul-Văleni), Turburea, and Valea Gardului villages, having a total of 3,000 residents, who benefited from having a local hospital, pharmacy, post office, and telegraph station. In 1907 the historian Nicolae Iorga settled in Văleni, opening in January 1908 the People's Summer University. In 1952 Vălenii de Munte became the residence of Teleajen Raion within the Poiești Region. The status was lost in the 1968 Administrative Reform, when Văleni became one of the towns of the newly established Prahova County.

People

Natives

Roberto Alecsandru (born 1996), footballer
Sergiu Arnăutu (born 1990), footballer
Mădălina Manole (1967–2010), singer, actress
Gheorghe Pănculescu (1844–1924), engineer
Laurențiu Rebega (born 1976), politician
Horia Stamatu (1912–1989), poet and essayist

Notable residents

Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940), historian, politician, writer
Nicolae Tonitza (1886–1940), painter

Museums

Nicolae Iorga memorial house
Teleajen Valley ethnographic museum
Plum tree growing natural science museum
Queen Mary religious arts museum and national missionary school

Climate

Vălenii de Munte has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Climate data for Vălenii de Munte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	4.3 (39.7)	9.1 (48.4)	14.6 (58.3)	19.6 (67.3)	23.1 (73.6)	25.3 (77.5)	25.4 (77.7)	20.2 (68.4)	14.3 (57.7)	8.8 (47.8)	3.9 (39.0)	14.2 (57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	4 (39)	9.7 (49.5)	14.9 (58.8)	18.7 (65.7)	20.7 (69.3)	20.7 (69.3)	15.7 (60.3)	9.8 (49.6)	4.7 (40.5)	−0.3 (31.5)	9.7 (49.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.1 (21.0)	−4.7 (23.5)	−1.1 (30.0)	4.2 (39.6)	9.3 (48.7)	13.4 (56.1)	15.6 (60.1)	15.5 (59.9)	11 (52)	5.7 (42.3)	1.4 (34.5)	−3.7 (25.3)	5.0 (41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	44 (1.7)	59 (2.3)	88 (3.5)	130 (5.1)	138 (5.4)	136 (5.4)	101 (4.0)	72 (2.8)	62 (2.4)	55 (2.2)	53 (2.1)	983 (38.7)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/valenii-de-munte-15296/

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.