Bărcănești

Bărcănești is a commune in , , . It is composed of five villages: Bărcănești, Ghighiu, Pușcași, Românești, and Tătărani.
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  • Type: Locality with 9,230 residents
  • Description: commune in Prahova County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Barcanesti”, “Bărcănești, Prahova”, and “Comuna Bărcăneşti, Prahova”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ploiești Triaj railway station and Brazi Power Plant.

Railway station
Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km northwest of Bărcănești.

Power station
The Brazi Power Station is a thermal power plant… is situated 3½ km west of Bărcănești.

Power station
The Petrom Brazi Power Station is one of the largest… is situated 4 km west of Bărcănești.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tătărani and Ghighiu.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Bărcănești.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Bărcănești.

Bărcănești

Latitude
44.88333° or 44° 53′ north
Longitude
26.05° or 26° 3′ east
Population
9,230
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Open location code
8GP8V3M2+82
Geo­Names ID
685354
Wiki­data ID
Q679025
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Bărcănești” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bărcănești (Prahova)”
  • Basque: “Bărcănești”
  • Cebuano: “Comuna Bărcănești”
  • Chechen: “Беркенешть (коммуна, Прахова)”
  • Chechen: “Беркенешть”
  • Chinese: “伯爾克內什蒂鄉”
  • Dutch: “Bărcănești”
  • French: “Bărcănești”
  • Hungarian: “Bărcănești”
  • Irish: “Bărcănești”
  • Italian: “Bărcănești”
  • Malay: “Bărcăneşti, Prahova”
  • Malay: “Bărcănești, Prahova”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bărcăneşti”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bărcănești”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bărcănești”
  • Polish: “Bărcănești (gmina w okręgu Prahova)”
  • Polish: “Bărcănești”
  • Portuguese: “Bărcănești”
  • Romanian: “Bărcănești”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Bărcănești, Prahova”
  • Serbian: “Општина Барканешти”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Bărcănești, Prahova”
  • Spanish: “Bărcănești”
  • Tatar: “Беркенешть (коммуна, Прахова)”
  • Tatar: “Беркенешть”
  • Turkish: “Bărcănești”
  • Ukrainian: “Беркенешть”
  • Vietnamese: “Barcanesti, Prahova”
  • Vietnamese: “Bărcănești, Prahova”
  • Volapük: “Bărcănești”
  • Welsh: “Bărcănești”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mânăstirea Ghighiu and Românești.

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Highlights: Gara Brazi and Gara Dâmbu.

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