Comarnic

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = town

|county = Prahova

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU PH Comarnic CoA.png

|image_skyline = This is Comarnic City - Orasul Comarnic.jpg

|image_caption = DN1 passing through Comarnic

|image_location =

|image_map = Campina jud Prahova.png

|map_caption = Location in Prahova County

|leader_name = Sorin Popa{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = PSD

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|45|15|4|N|25|38|7|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 555

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 89.97

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 105700

|area_code = (+40) 02 44

|website = {{URL|https://primariacomarnic.ro/}}

}}

Comarnic ({{IPA|ro|koˈmarnik}}) is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,106 as of 2021. Four villages are administered by the town: Ghioșești, Podu Lung, Poiana, and Posada.

Geography

The town is situated in the southern foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, close to the interface between the Southern Carpathians and the Eastern Carpathians, at an altitude of {{cvt|555|m}}. It lies towards the southern end of the Prahova Valley, along the Prahova River, in the main on the left bank, but with some of the component villages on the right bank of the river.

Comarnic is located in the western part of Prahova County, {{cvt|49|km}} northwest of the county seat, Ploiești. It is crossed by national road DN1 (part of European route E60), which starts in Bucharest and goes north towards Brașov and on to the border with Hungary near Oradea; the partially built A3 motorway will also go through the town. The Comarnic train station and the Posada halt serve the CFR Main Line 300, which runs parallel to DN1.

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|1977 |13703

|1992 |13762

|2002 |13532

|2011 |11732

|2021 |11106

}}

Etymology

Its name origin is the Romanian word "comarnic" for a kind of a shepherd's hut,[http://en.bab.la/dictionary/romanian-english/comarnic-coliba-de-pastor Romanian-English translation for "comarnic-coliba-de-pastor"] of Slavic origin: komar=mosquito+ -nik, literally, "retreat from mosquitoes". It is used for milking sheep and storing milk and other dairy products.[http://www.chiojdu.ro/Traditii/traditii.php Tradiţii pe meleaguri chiojdene] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507034550/http://www.chiojdu.ro/Traditii/traditii.php |date=2012-05-07 }} {{in lang|ro}}[http://www.horabucovinei.ro/traditii-si-obiceiuri-de-stana Suitul oilor la munte, măsura laptelui] {{in lang|ro}}

Natives

Corina Drăgan-Terecoasa (born 1971), luger
Constantin Dragomir (born 1927), bobsledder
Georgeta Năpăruș (1930–1997), painter
Ion Panțuru (1934–2016), bobsledder
David Popescu (1886–1955), general in World War II and Interior Minister

Climate

Comarnic has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

{{Weather box

|location = Comarnic

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|collapsed = y

|Jan high C = 1.7

|Feb high C = 3.6

|Mar high C = 8.1

|Apr high C = 13.7

|May high C = 18.4

|Jun high C = 21.9

|Jul high C = 24

|Aug high C = 24.1

|Sep high C = 19.1

|Oct high C = 13.5

|Nov high C = 8.2

|Dec high C = 3.4

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = -2.6

|Feb mean C = -0.9

|Mar mean C = 3.2

|Apr mean C = 8.9

|May mean C = 14

|Jun mean C = 17.7

|Jul mean C = 19.6

|Aug mean C = 19.5

|Sep mean C = 14.7

|Oct mean C = 9

|Nov mean C = 4.2

|Dec mean C = -0.7

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -6.2

|Feb low C = -4.9

|Mar low C = -1.5

|Apr low C = 3.6

|May low C = 8.7

|Jun low C = 12.6

|Jul low C = 14.6

|Aug low C = 14.6

|Sep low C = 10.2

|Oct low C = 5.1

|Nov low C = 1.1

|Dec low C = -3.9

|year low C =

|Jan precipitation mm = 46

|Feb precipitation mm = 46

|Mar precipitation mm = 63

|Apr precipitation mm = 96

|May precipitation mm = 147

|Jun precipitation mm = 159

|Jul precipitation mm = 154

|Aug precipitation mm = 118

|Sep precipitation mm = 77

|Oct precipitation mm = 66

|Nov precipitation mm = 57

|Dec precipitation mm = 55

|year precipitation =

|date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/comarnic-12800/}}

Sister cities

Cormarnic has one sister city:{{Cite web |last=Inghram |first=Questen |date=2021-08-04 |title=Anacortes's new sister city is Comarnic, Romania |url=https://www.goskagit.com/anacortes/news/anacortess-new-sister-city-is-comarnic-romania/article_b68bacb4-f4a7-11eb-95b7-7f367c974c95.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=www.goskagit.com |language=en}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Anacortes, Washington, United States

References

{{Gallery

|File:Casa cu parter comercial Ticu (Comarnic).05.jpg| Traditional house in Comarnic

|File:Railway to Posada.jpg|Railway line in Comarnic, towards Posada

|File:Comarnic Town Posada Castle.jpg|Bibescu Castle, Posada

|File:Lespezi hermitage in Posada, Romania.01.jpg|Lespezi hermitage in Posada

}}

Category:Towns in Romania

Category:Populated places in Prahova County

Category:Localities in Muntenia