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Berca
Commune
St. Michael and Gabriel Church in Berca
Location in Buzău County
BercaLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 45°17′13″N 26°40′55″E / 45.28694°N 26.68194°E / 45.28694; 26.68194
Country	Romania
County	Buzău
Subdivisions	Băceni, Berca, Cojanu, Joseni, Mânăstirea Rătești, Pâclele, Pleșcoi, Pleșești, Rătești, Sătuc, Tâțârligu, Valea Nucului, Viforâta
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ionel Dobrița (PSD)
Area	73.28 km (28.29 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population	7,741
• Density	110/km (270/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	127035
Area code	+(40) 238
Vehicle reg.	BZ
Website	primariaberca.ro

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

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 kilometres (9,800 ft) through structures resembling real miniature volcanoes.

Rătești monastery

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 were ethnic Romanians. At the 2021 census, Berca had a population of 7,741, of which 88.88% were Romanians.

Natives

• George Macovescu (1913–2002), writer and communist politician

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.

v t e Places adjacent to Berca
Odăile Scorțoasa Cozieni and Pârscov Berca Cernătești Măgura Unguriu and Vernești Săpoca

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

v t e Buzău County, Romania
Cities	Buzău (county seat) Râmnicu Sărat
Towns	Nehoiu Pătârlagele Pogoanele
Communes	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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