Comarnic

Town in Prahova, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Prahova County

(2020–2024) Sorin Popa^[1] (PSD)Area

89.97 km² (34.74 sq mi)Elevation

555 m (1,821 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

11,106 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

105700

Vehicle reg.PHWebsitewww.primariacomarnic.ro

Comarnic (Romanian pronunciation: [koˈmarnik]) is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,106 as of 2021. Four villages are administered by the town: Ghioșești, Podu Lung, Poiana, and Posada.

The town is situated along the Prahova River, in the main on the left bank, but with some of the component villages on the right bank of the river.

Cormarnic has one sister city:^[3]

Anacortes, USA

Climate

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

Climate data for Comarnic
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	3.6 (38.5)	8.1 (46.6)	13.7 (56.7)	18.4 (65.1)	21.9 (71.4)	24 (75)	24.1 (75.4)	19.1 (66.4)	13.5 (56.3)	8.2 (46.8)	3.4 (38.1)	13.3 (55.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.6 (27.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	3.2 (37.8)	8.9 (48.0)	14 (57)	17.7 (63.9)	19.6 (67.3)	19.5 (67.1)	14.7 (58.5)	9 (48)	4.2 (39.6)	−0.7 (30.7)	8.9 (48.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−4.9 (23.2)	−1.5 (29.3)	3.6 (38.5)	8.7 (47.7)	12.6 (54.7)	14.6 (58.3)	14.6 (58.3)	10.2 (50.4)	5.1 (41.2)	1.1 (34.0)	−3.9 (25.0)	4.5 (40.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	46 (1.8)	46 (1.8)	63 (2.5)	96 (3.8)	147 (5.8)	159 (6.3)	154 (6.1)	118 (4.6)	77 (3.0)	66 (2.6)	57 (2.2)	55 (2.2)	1,084 (42.7)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/comarnic-12800/

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1977	13,703	—
1992	13,762	+0.4%
2002	13,532	−1.7%
2011	11,732	−13.3%
2021	11,106	−5.3%
Source: Census data

Etymology

Its name origin is the Romanian word "comarnic" for a kind of a shepherd's hut, ^[4] of Slavic origin: komar=mosquito+ -nik, literally, "retreat from mosquitoes". It is used for milking sheep and storing milk and other dairy products.^[5]^[6]

Natives

Corina Drăgan-Terecoasa (born 1971), luger
Constantin Dragomir (born 1927), bobsledder
Georgeta Năpăruș (1930–1997), painter
Ion Panțuru (1934–2016), bobsledder
David Popescu (1886–1955), general in World War II and Interior Minister

Summer in Comarnic, from the DN1 street bridge
Railway line in Comarnic, towards Posada
Bibescu Castle, Posada

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comarnic.

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ [email protected], Questen Inghram (2021-08-04). "Anacortes's new sister city is Comarnic, Romania". goSkagit. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
^ Romanian-English translation for "comarnic-coliba-de-pastor"
^ Tradiţii pe meleaguri chiojdene Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
^ Suitul oilor la munte, măsura laptelui (in Romanian)