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Petrești, Dâmbovița

Petrești
Commune
Petrești is located in Romania
Petrești
Petrești
Coordinates: 45°5′N 25°33′E / 45.083°N 25.550°E / 45.083; 25.550
Country  Romania
County Dâmbovița County
Population (2002) 6,087
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Petrești is a commune in Dâmbovița County, southern Romania with a population of 5,969 people. It is composed of seven villages: Coada Izvorului, Gherghești, Greci, Ionești, Petrești, Potlogeni-Deal and Puntea de Greci.

The wife of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, Elena Ceaușescu, was born there on January 7, 1916.

Coordinates: 45°04′59″N 25°33′00″E / 45.083°N 25.550°E / 45.083; 25.550



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