Scorţeni is located in Prahova County, Romania with a population of about 6,000 people. Scorţeni is surrounded by the Sub-Carpathian hills, close to the 45 degrees parallel at an altitude of approximately 350 meters. The most important towns in the vicinity are: Câmpina (14 km), Băicoi (6 km), Plopeni (10 km), Ploieşti (25 km - administrative center of Prahova County) and Sinaia (40 km). The Capital city Bucharest is about 85 km far to the South.