Buşteni

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Buşteni

|official_name=Buşteni

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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Prahova County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Emanoil Savin
|leader_party=Democrat Party
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=11787|latd=45|latm=24|lats=42|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=32|longs=14|longEW=E|
website=http://www.orasul-busteni.ro

Buşteni (Romanian pronunciation: /buʃ.'tenʲ/) is a small mountain town in the north of the county Prahova, in the center of Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi mountains, that have a maximum altitude of 2505 m. Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian.

Buşteni's average altitude is 900 m. It is one of the most popular mountain resorts, offering spectacular views, with lots of year-round tourism opportunities, ranging from skiing to mountain climbing.

The town and the surrounding mountains were the site of military confrontations in 1916, during World War I ("see Romanian Campaign (World War I)"). A large commemorative monument (about 25 m high), Heroes' Cross ("Crucea Eroilor") lies atop nearby Caraiman Peak, at nearly 2,260 m. The monument is lighted at night and is visible from virtually everywhere in Buşteni.

The average population is 15,000 inhabitants, although numbers vary greatly because of tourism. The main local industries are wood industry and tourism. Many holiday houses have been recently built in the town.Also was created a new Information Tourism Center near the City Hall - [http://www.centru-de-informare-turistica-busteni.page.tl Centrul de Informare si Promovare Turistica Busteni]

ister cities

* Moissy-Cramayel, France, since 1993
* Djerba-Midoun, Tunisia, since 2000

External links

* [http://www.alpinet.ro/ Alpinet, Website about Carpathian Mountains]
* [http://www.itinerar.ro/Map/Busteni_Kalinderu.html Busteni sensitive map, Kalinderu ski slope- accommodation hotels, boarding houses - Links]