Ariceștii Rahtivani | |
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 Old church at the Ariceștii Rahtivani cemetery | |
 Location in Prahova County | |
  Ariceștii Rahtivani Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:44°57′N25°50′E / 44.950°N 25.833°E /44.950; 25.833 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Prahova |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Gheorghe Orbu (USR) |
Area | 75.67 km2 (29.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 8,173 |
| • Density | 108.0/km2 (279.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 107025 |
| Area code | +(40) 244 |
| Vehicle reg. | PH |
| Website | comunaaricestiirahtivani |
Ariceștii Rahtivani is acommune inPrahova County,Muntenia,Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Buda, Nedelea, Stoenești, and Târgșoru Nou.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8,250 | — |
| 2002 | 8,914 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 8,704 | −2.4% |
| 2021 | 8,173 | −6.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The commune is situated in theWallachian Plain, on the left bank of thePrahova River; the riversLeaotul andViișoara flow through Târgșoru Nou village. Ariceștii Rahtivani is located in the southwestern part of the county, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the county seat,Ploiești.
The commune is crossed bynational roadDN76 [ro], which runs from Ploiești toTârgoviște and on toGăești. In Stoenești village, two county roads branch off: DJ144, which leads north toFlorești, and DJ140, which leads southeast toTârgșoru Vechi (where it intersects withDN1A),Brazi, andPuchenii Mari (where it ends inDN1).
The railway station in Buda village serves theCăile Ferate Române Main Line 300, which connectsBucharest toBrașov and continues to theHungarian border nearOradea, while the stop in Târgșoru Nou village serves theTransferoviar CălătoriLine 302 [ro], which runs fromPloiești Sud [ro] to Târgoviște.
TheTârgșor Prison is located on the western side of Târgșoru Nou. Built in 1857 for a monastery, the structure was taken over by theRomanian Army and turned into a military prison, which was also used for common law criminals when the nearby Ploiești Penitentiary was overcrowded. From 1948 to 1952, after theCommunist system was established in Romania, this was the only prison for children in the world (dubbed the "Prison of Angels"). Hundreds of recalcitrant minors (some as young as 12) were subjected to psychological experiments and beaten with the intention of being "re-educated" in the spirit of the "Communist new man" (see:Re-education in Communist Romania); the re-education of minors was personally coordinated byAlexandru Nicolschi, one of the main organizers of thePitești Experiment. Nowadays, the penitenciary serves as a women's prison.[2]
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