Ploiesti is near Dealu Mare Valley wine region Călugărească and has direct access to the Prahova Valley, the most important alpine tourist area of Romania. Ploiesti is an important transport hub, being on roads linking the capital Bucharest with Transylvania and Moldavia.Ploiesti is the county capital city of Prahova, Muntenia, Romania. It is located 60 km north of Bucharest, the coordinates 26 ° 1'48 "east longitude and 44 ° 56'24" north latitude and has an area of about 60 km². It is surrounded by Blejoi (north), Târgşoru Old (west), Bărcăneşti, Brazi (south) and Bucov (east).
The town has increased since the eighteenth century, on an estate bought by Michael the Brave in moşnenii what possessed, taking gradually instead of the old fairs Wallachian Târgşor, Gherghita and Bucov as the center of this region, its evolution is accelerated industrialization in particular after beginning the massive exploitation of oil in the area and the city appeared large refining facilities, which earned him the nickname "black gold capital". Further, its economic activity is based on oil processing, the city has four large refineries and other industries related to this sector (engineering, electrical equipment, maintenance).
