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Câmpina is a city in Prahova County, Romania, north of the county seat Ploiești, located on the main route between Wallachia and Transylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.HistoryFormerly a customs point on the trade route between Transylvania and Wallachia, the town developed at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as an oil extraction and processing center. Between 1897 and 1898, Câmpina was the site of the largest oil refinery in Europe.Notable residentsBogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, philologist, writer and spiritistEugen Jebeleanu, poetNicolae Grigorescu, painterTourist attractions"Nicolae Grigorescu" Memorial MuseumIulia Hasdeu CastleBiserica de la Han (de la brazi) (The Inn Church)Geo Bogza Cultural CenterCasa Tineretului (The House of the Youth)The House with Griffons (the actual city-hall), the first building with electric gates in Romania.The Hernea ChapelThe Saint Nicholas ParishFântâna cu Cireși (on the Muscel hill)Muscel, Ciobu and Piţigaia hillsPrahova and Doftana riverbanksNear "Paltinu" Dam

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