- Breaza
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Breaza|official_name=Breaza
image_shield=Coa_breaza_ph_ro.png
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Prahova County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=George Mărăcineanu
|leader_party=Social Democratic Party
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=18863|latd=45|latm=11|lats=14|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=39|longs=44|longEW=E|
website=http://www.primariabreaza.ro/Breaza (IPA|/'bre̯a.za/) is a town in
Prahova County ,Romania , with a population of 18,863.The town was first documented in an act of 1503, mentioning a certain trader of Breaza called "Neagoe". In 1622 the land of Breaza was divided between four
boyar s and in 1717, the new ruler ofWallachia ,Nicolae Mavrocordat gave the Breaza estate to boyar Iordache Creţulescu. The land was divided by the agrarian reform of 1921 and in 1935 it was declared a spa.The town's name is a feminine form of the Romanian word "breaz", meaning "courageous".
It consists of at least two villages, "Podu Vadului" and "Breaza de Sus", which merged. One of the main occupations is farming, and traditional needlework, but many inhabitants also commute to work in the neighboring towns of
Comarnic andCâmpina . Tourism is also important for the local economy, and many locals rent out rooms in the summer months.Due to its naturally beautiful surroundings, being located among rolling hills, the town has long been popular with inhabitants of
Bucharest , who tend to have vacation homes here. Among the people who are rumored to have second residences in Breaza areAdrian Păunescu [Senat.ro, [http://www.senat.ro/pagini/Membrii%20Senatului/Default.aspx?SenatorID=90&Tip=Avere Păunescu's list of assets (self-declared)] , accessed June 29, 2008] andValentin Ceauşescu .It is also the site of a folk art museum and a military high school.
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