Ploești

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Ploești is a major Romanian city historically known for its oil industry and strategic importance, particularly during World War II.

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Ploești canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
developedAs major oil production center in the 19th century ⓘ
distanceToBucharest about 60 km north ⓘ
hasAreaCode +40 244 ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude 44.95 N ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude 26.02 E ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Ploiești Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
Prahova County Museum of History and Archaeology ⓘ
hasDemonym ploieștean ⓘ
hasEconomicSector manufacturing ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ
refining industry ⓘ
services ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești ⓘ
hasHistoricalName Ploesci ⓘ
hasMayor local elected official (mayor of Ploiești) ⓘ
hasPopulation around 200000 ⓘ
hasPopulationRankInRomania one of the largest cities ⓘ
hasPostalCodeRange 100xxx ⓘ
hasRiver Dâmbu River (nearby small rivers and streams) ⓘ
hasSportsTeam FC Petrolul Ploiești ⓘ
hasSubdivisionType districts ⓘ
hasVehicleRegistrationCode PH ⓘ
historicalEvent anti-monarchical movement of 1870 (Republic of Ploiești) ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor oil industry ⓘ
petroleum refineries ⓘ
strategic importance in World War II ⓘ
isCapitalOf Prahova County ⓘ
isNear Bucharest ⓘ
isPartOf Greater Ploiești metropolitan area ⓘ
isServedBy Ploiești Nord railway station ⓘ
Ploiești Sud railway station ⓘ
Ploiești Vest railway station ⓘ
isSubjectOf studies on World War II oil campaigns ⓘ
languageVariantName Ploiești ⓘ
locatedIn Muntenia ⓘ
Prahova County ⓘ
Wallachia ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ
officialLanguage Romanian ⓘ
roadConnection A3 motorway vicinity ⓘ
DN1 national road ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
wasTargetOf Allied bombing raids in World War II ⓘ
Operation Tidal Wave ⓘ

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Ploiești → hasAlternateSpelling → Ploești ⓘ