Bacau

Bacau

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

West Moldova

Circle :

Bacau

Coordinates :

46 ° 34 ' N , 26 ° 54' E Coordinates: 46 ° 34 '3 " N , 26 ° 54' 13" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

165 m

Area :

41.3 km²

Residents :

144,307 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

3,494 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

600xxx

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 34

License plate :

BC

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

Municipality

Mayor :

Cosmin Necula ( PSD )

Postal address :

Strada Mărășești nr.6
loc. Bacau, jud. Bacau, RO-600017

Website :

www.primariabacau.ro

Bacău (red square) - Romania - Neighboring towns: Roman , Piatra Neamț , Iași , Vaslui , Bârlad

Bacau [ [baˈkəu̯] ^?^/ⁱ ] ( Hungarian Bákó , German Bakau ) is a city in northeast Romania in the Moldau region and capital of the district of the same name .

Geographical location

Bacău is located on the eastern side of the Eastern Carpathians on the lower reaches of the Bistrița river , a few kilometers from its confluence with the Sereth .

history

The first documentary mention was made in 1408 during the reign of Alexandru cel Bun . The etymological history of its origins is unclear, but it is possible that the place was founded by a Hungarian warlord named Bakó, who was also responsible for the Hungarian name of the place. Bacau was located in the Principality of Moldova , which was tribute to the Ottoman Empire for several centuries . The place was on an important trade route in the Vltava; There has been an economic boom since the 16th century and a decline in the 17th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Bacau was the seat of numerous bishops .

During the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) the city was destroyed; the Austrian historian Franz Joseph Sulzer then described Bacau as abandoned. As in almost all cities in Moldova, there was also a large Jewish community in Bacau by the 18th century at the latest, which almost completely disappeared due to deportations and emigration during and after the Second World War.

During the First World War and the occupation of Wallachia by German troops, Bacau was the headquarters of the Romanian army .

The city's important economic sectors are the textile, chemical, food and wood processing industries. In 2007, around 120 Chinese dressmakers were employed in the textile company Wear Company .

population

In 1930, 31,138 people lived in the area of today's city, including 19,400 Romanians , 9,400 Jews , 800 Hungarians , 400 Germans and 200 Russians . In the 2002 census, 175,500 inhabitants were counted in the city, including 173,041 Romanians, 1605 Roma , 191 Hungarians , 118 Jews and 83 Germans.

The city had 178,000 inhabitants in 2007. The average annual population growth is −2.4%. 12.8% of the people are unemployed. 16.7% of the population are under 15 years old, 2.4% are over 75 years old (as of 2007).

economy

Bacau is one of the largest cities in the Moldova region and its economic center. Many residents emigrated after reunification. Within two decades, the city lost 20,000 people and today has 133,000 inhabitants (as of 2012). This development is no different from other cities and regions in Romania.

The north-east of Romania has so far not benefited to the same extent from the economic upturn and the EU support measures as central and western Romania. Structural change also began in the Moldova region after the privatization was completed at the end of the 1990s, but was much slower due to the geographical distance to the capital and its peripheral location in Europe.

Dedeman SA, the largest DIY chain in Romania, has its headquarters in Bacau. The largest employers are Aerostar SA, an aircraft yard, Agricola SA, meat processing food industry and Pambac, a factory for bread, pastries and pasta. In the summer of 2011 the exhibition and congress center Centrul de Afaceri și Expozițional was opened.

traffic

Rail transport

Bacau is located on the Bucharest – Galați – Roman railway line that was built in the early 1870s . Today this is an important link from Bucharest to the northeast of the country. In the city a branch line branches off to Bicaz in the Eastern Carpathians. From the city's bus station, long-distance buses run to many of the country's larger cities, including Bucharest , Constanța and Timișoara .