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Slănic

Field	Value
type	town
county	Prahova
official_name	Slănic
image_shield	ROU PH Slanic CoA.png
image_skyline	Slanic scenic view.jpg
map_caption	Location in Prahova County
image_map	Slanic jud Prahova.png
leader_name	Daneluș Costea
leader_term	2024–2028
leader_party	PSD
coordinates
elevation	413
area_total	39.2
population_total	auto
postal_code	106200
area_code	(+40) 02 44
website

Slănic () is one of the 12 towns of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, historically and currently known as a salt extraction center, as well as a spa town, with salt lakes. Two villages, Groșani and Prăjani, are administered by the town.

Etymology

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The collapsed Bride's Cave (''Grota Miresei'')

As its name (salt in Slavonic) suggests, most of Slănic's history and economy are directly related to the presence of relatively large quantities of salt underground, and even in open air.

Slănic is also the name of the creek flowing through the town, tributary of Vărbilău River, which in turn is a tributary of Teleajen River.

Although technically incorrect, the compounded name Slănic Prahova is also being used, especially in other parts of Romania. This alternative name was probably generated to help discern between Slănic and another Romanian town, Slănic-Moldova.

Natives

Mihai Iliescu
Bujorel Mocanu

Climate

Slănic has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Tourism

The town is famous for its salt lakes (or Băi): The Shepherd’s (Baia Baciului), The Green (Baia Verde) and The Red (Baia Roșie) Lakes, as well as for the Old (Salina Veche) and New (Salina Nouă) Salt Mines. While salt is still being extracted from the New Salt Mine, the Old Mine is open to the public now, being used as a spa, amusement center and museum of the salt mining industry. International contests of Indoor Model Aircraft Flying (Modellism) take place annually in the upper level (Mina Mihai) of the Old Mine.

Other worthwhile tourist objectives, all within easy reach for any untrained hiker, are a local water spring named The Cold Fountain (Fântâna Rece), the TV Relay Tower (Releu) beyond The Fir Forest (Pădurea de Brazi), Beacon's Hill (Dealul cu Semn), The Salt Mountain (Muntele de Sare) with the legendary Bride's Cave (Grota Miresei), now partially collapsed due to rain erosion, as well as The Green Rock (Piatra Verde) and The Colt's Small Hill (Delușorul Mânzului).

References

"Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.

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