Moreni

Moreni is a municipality in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 15,472 (2021). The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Prahova County. It is located 22 km east of the county seat, Târgoviște, and about 100 km north-west of Bucharest.



History
In 1861, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.

Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.

Natives

 * Gheorghe Barbu
 * Constantin Herold
 * Andrei Ivan
 * Ralph S. Locher
 * George Mihăiță
 * Ștefan Niculescu
 * Gabriel Paraschiv
 * Ovidiu Schumacher
 * Ionuț Zaharia