Berca
Berca is a commune located in the hillside of Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, in the valley of the river Buzău. It is an oil and natural gas extraction location.
The commune is composed of thirteen villages: Băceni, Berca, Cojanu, Joseni, Mânăstirea Rătești, Pâclele, Pleșcoi, Pleșești, Rătești, Sătuc, Tâțârligu, Valea Nucului and Viforâta.
Landmarks
The Mud Volcanoes
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The Berca Muddy Volcanoes geological and botanical reservation lies in the hills that surround the commune, near the Pâclele village. Mud volcanos, a rare geological phenomenon, occurs there when mud and gas are expelled from a depth of 3 km through structures resembling real miniature volcanoes.
Rătești monastery
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Rătești Monastery is a medieval monastery, attested by documents from the 17th century. It is an Eastern orthodox monastery of nuns, and hosts a museum exhibiting religious books and items.
Demographics
The Romanian census of 2002 reported a population of 9,602 for the Berca commune, making it one of the largest communes in the county. 99% of the inhabitants are ethnic Romanians.
Natives
- George Macovescu
Pleșcoi
Pleșcoi village is famous for its meat processing tradition. The Pleșcoi sausages are smoked mutton sausages with chili peppers and garlic. The name Pleșcoi sausages is a protected designation of origin in the European Union.
References
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- Buzău (county seat)
- Râmnicu Sărat
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- Amaru
- Bălăceanu
- Balta Albă
- Beceni
- Berca
- Bisoca
- Blăjani
- Boldu
- Bozioru
- Brădeanu
- Brăești
- Breaza
- Buda
- C.A. Rosetti
- Calvini
- Cănești
- Cătina
- Cernătești
- Chiliile
- Chiojdu
- Cilibia
- Cislău
- Cochirleanca
- Colți
- Costești
- Cozieni
- Florica
- Gălbinași
- Gherăseni
- Ghergheasa
- Glodeanu Sărat
- Glodeanu-Siliștea
- Grebănu
- Gura Teghii
- Largu
- Lopătari
- Luciu
- Măgura
- Mânzălești
- Mărăcineni
- Mărgăritești
- Merei
- Mihăilești
- Movila Banului
- Murgești
- Năeni
- Odăile
- Padina
- Pănătău
- Pardoși
- Pârscov
- Pietroasele
- Podgoria
- Poșta Câlnău
- Puiești
- Racovițeni
- Râmnicelu
- Robeasca
- Rușețu
- Săgeata
- Săhăteni
- Săpoca
- Sărulești
- Scorțoasa
- Scutelnici
- Siriu
- Smeeni
- Stâlpu
- Țintești
- Tisău
- Topliceni
- Ulmeni
- Unguriu
- Vadu Pașii
- Vâlcelele
- Valea Râmnicului
- Valea Salciei
- Vernești
- Vintilă Vodă
- Viperești
- Zărnești
- Ziduri
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