Breaza

Breaza is a city in Prahova County, Romania. The city changed into first documented in an act of 1503, bringing up a certain dealer of Breaza referred to as "Neagoe". In 1622 the land of Breaza become divided among 4 boyars and in 1717, the new ruler of Wallachia, Nicolae Mavrocordat gave the Breaza estate to boyar Iordache Creţulescu. The land was divided by means of the agrarian reform of 1921 and in 1935 it became d a spa. The town center consists of at least two former villages, Podu Vadului and Breaza de Sus, which were later merged. Today, ten villages are administratively part of the metropolis:

Breaza de Jos, Breaza de Sus, Frăsinet, Gura Beliei, Irimești, Nistorești, Podu Corbului, Podu Vadului, Surdești and Valea Târsei. One of the main occupations is farming, and conventional needlework, but many inhabitants additionally shuttle to work inside the neighboring towns of Comarnic and Câmpina. Tourism is likewise essential for the local financial system, and many locals hire out rooms in the summer time months.