Petrești, Dâmbovița

Petrești
Commune
Petrești
Coordinates: 45°5′N 25°33′E / 45.083°N 25.550°E / 45.083; 25.550
Country  Romania
County Dâmbovița County
Population (2002)[1] 6,087
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Petrești is a commune in Dâmbovița County, southern Romania with a population of 5,969 people. It is composed of seven villages: Coada Izvorului, Gherghești, Greci, Ionești, Petrești, Potlogeni-Deal and Puntea de Greci.

The wife of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, Elena Ceaușescu, was born there on January 7, 1919.

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002 Retrieved on April 5, 2016.

Coordinates: 45°04′59″N 25°33′00″E / 45.083°N 25.550°E / 45.083; 25.550


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