Pietroasele
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pietroasele (/pjε'tro̯a.se.le/) is a commune in Buzău County, Romania, known for its vineyards. Its name literally means "the rockies".
Ruins of old first century AD Roman castra and thermae were discovered in the commune in the 1980s. Some of the objects discovered, including the so-called "Pietroasele Thesaurus" uncovered in 1837 by two villagers can be seen in the Romanian National Museum of History.
References: http://www.mnir.ro/ro/colectii/tezaur/Pietroasa/tezaur-Pietroasa-foto.html http://www.geocities.com/romaniancoins/500lei01pietroasa.html