Fieni is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, on the Ialomița River, having a population of 6,378 as of 2021. It administers two villages, Berevoești and Costești.
The town is situated in a hilly area south of the Bucegi Mountains, on the banks of the Ialomița River. It is located 29 km (18 mi) north of the county seat, Târgoviște, and is crossed by national road DN71, which starts close to Bucharest, runs through Târgoviște, and ends in Sinaia, 35 km (22 mi) north of Fieni.
The St. Nicholas Church of Fieni, built in 1804, is a historical monument. A cement factory in Fieni was bought in 2002 by the German company HeidelbergCement. The local football team, Cimentul Fieni, was founded in 1936 and played in Divizia C, before being dissolved in 2005. The home ground of the team was Stadionul Cimentul.
Natives
- Aryeh Finkel (1931–2016), rabbi
- Olga Homeghi (born 1958), rower
- Gheorghe Leahu (born 1968), footballer
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6,325 | — |
| 1992 | 8,260 | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 8,092 | −2.0% |
| 2011 | 7,428 | −8.2% |
| 2021 | 6,378 | −14.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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