Mărăcineni, Buzău

For other places with the same name, see Mărăcineni (disambiguation).

Mărăcineni
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Location of Mărăcineni
Coordinates: 45°12′N 26°48′E / 45.2°N 26.8°E / 45.2; 26.8Coordinates: 45°12′N 26°48′E / 45.2°N 26.8°E / 45.2; 26.8
Country	Romania
County	Buzău County
Component villages	Căpăţâneşti, Mărăcineni, Potoceni
Government
– Mayor	Ion Catinca (since 2000) (PSD)
Area
– Total	29.47 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	7,202
– Density	244.4/km2 (633/sq mi)
Postal code
Website	Official site (Romanian)

Mărăcineni (Romanian pronunciation: [mərət͡ʃiˈnenʲ]) is a commune in the center of Buzău County, Romania, just north of Buzău, the county capital.

Location

Mărăcineni lies on the left bank of the Buzău river, at its exit from between the Subcarpathian Hills, only 1 km north from the city of Buzău, located on the opposite bank of the river. Mărăcineni is connected to the city via the DN2 national road, across a bridge, known as either the Buzău bridge or the Mărăcineni bridge, which is the most important road connection between Bucharest and the cities of Moldavia. This bridge was damaged by floods during the summer of 2005, and was demolished and rebuilt by November of the same year.

The commune is made up of three villages (Mărăcineni, Căpăţâneşti and Potoceni).

Municipality

http://maracineni.infoprimarie.ro

Neighbours

• The commune of Săpoca, to the north-west
• The commune of Poşta Câlnău, to the north-east
• The commune of Verneşti, to the south-west
• The municipality of Buzău, to the south

Politics

The mayor of the commune is Ion Catinca, from the Social Democratic Party. The Mărăcineni Local Council, elected in the 2004 local government elections, is made up of 13 councillors, with the following party composition:

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	Justice and Truth Alliance	6
	Social Democratic Party	5
	Conservative Party	1
	Greater Romania Party	1

History

The first document mentioning the village of Mărăcineni is a property act of November 3, 1597, by which the prince of Wallachia, Mihai Viteazul acknowledges the ownership of Fătu of Mărăcineni over a vineyard which he had recently bought.

Between 1960 and 1968, the commune was a suburb of Buzău.

Notes

1. ^ 2002 census results for Mărăcineni