Commune in Dâmbovița, Romania
Nucet is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 4,057 people. It is composed of three villages: Cazaci, Ilfoveni, and Nucet.
The commune is located in the south-central part of Dâmbovița County, 20 km (12 mi) south of the county seat, Târgoviște, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River. It is traversed by national road DN71 [ro], which runs from Târgoviște to Bucharest, some 65 km (40 mi) to the southeast.
Natives
- Mihai Antonescu (1904–1946), politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during World War II, executed afterwards as a war criminal.
- Rodica Stănoiu (born 1939), jurist and politician who served as Minister of Justice from 2000 to 2004.
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