Valea Călugărească

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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|official_name = Valea Călugărească

|county = Prahova

|image_flag =

|image_skyline = Valea-Călugărească-(Prahova)2008b.jpg

|image_caption = Church in Valea Călugărească

|image_map = Valea Calugareasca jud Prahova.png

|map_caption = Location in Prahova County

|leader_name = Ioana Neagu{{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}}

|term = 2020–2024

|leader_party = Independent

|coordinates = {{coord|44|57|N|26|13|E|region:RO_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS|display=it}}

|elevation = 162

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 54.17

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 107620

|area_code = +(40) 244

|website = {{URL|https://www.primariavaleacalugareasca.ro/}}

}}

Valea Călugărească is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of fifteen villages: Arva, Coslegi, Dârvari, Pantazi, Rachieri, Radila, Schiau, Valea Călugărească, Valea Largă, Valea Mantei, Valea Nicovani, Valea Poienii, Valea Popii, Valea Ursoii, and Vârfurile.

Valea Călugărească produces some of the highest quality red wines in Romania, such as Pinot noir and Fetească neagră, but also whites such as Pinot gris and Sauvignon blanc, and two of its own varieties, Fetească albă and Fetească regală.{{cite web|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Valea Calugareasca Journal; From Communist Vineyards, a Bouquet of Iodine| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/08/world/valea-calugareasca-journal-from-communist-vineyards-a-bouquet-of-iodine.html|first=Nathaniel C.|last= Nash|date=March 8, 1995|access-date=May 3, 2020}} To promote its wine related traditions, Valea Călugărească hosts the largest wine festival in the country every September.

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|2002 |10551

|2011 |10657

|2021 |10096

}}