Petrești, Dâmbovița

Petreşti
Commune
Petreşti
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 EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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

The wife of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, Elena Ceaușescu, was born there on January 7, 1916.

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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