Comarnic




"Podu Lung" redirects here. For Podul Lung village in Moldova, see Sipoteni.

Town in Prahova County, Romania














































Comarnic
Town

Coat of arms of Comarnic
Coat of arms

Location of Comarnic
Location of Comarnic

Coordinates: 45°15′4″N 25°38′7″E / 45.25111°N 25.63528°E / 45.25111; 25.63528Coordinates: 45°15′4″N 25°38′7″E / 45.25111°N 25.63528°E / 45.25111; 25.63528
Country
 Romania
County Prahova County
Status Town
Government

 • Mayor
 Dorian Vasile Botoacă (Ind.)
Area

 • Total 89.97 km2 (34.74 sq mi)
Population
(2002)

 • Total 13,500
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.primariacomarnic.ro/

Comarnic (Romanian pronunciation: [koˈmarnik]) is a town in Prahova County, Romania, with a population of 13,500. Four villages are administered by the town: Ghioșești, Podu Lung, Poiana and Posada.






























Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1977 13,703 —    
1992 13,762 +0.4%
2002 13,532 −1.7%
2011 11,732 −13.3%
Source: Census data


Etymology


Its name origin is the Romanian word "comarnic", which is a kind of a shepherd's hut [1] of Slavic origin: komar=mosquito+ -nik, literally, "retreat from mosquitoes". It is used for milking sheep and storing milk and other dairy products.[2][3]



References









  1. ^ Romanian-English translation for "comarnic-coliba-de-pastor"


  2. ^ Tradiţii pe meleaguri chiojdene Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)


  3. ^ Suitul oilor la munte, măsura laptelui (in Romanian)










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