Bereşti
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | West Moldova | ||||
| Circle : | Galați | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 6 ' N , 27 ° 53' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 170 m | ||||
| Area : | 47.12 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 2,916 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 62 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 805100 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 36 | ||||
| License plate : | GL | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Octavian Dică ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str. Trandafirilor, no. 28 loc. Bereşti, jud. Galați, RO-805100 |
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Bereşti is a small town in the Galați district in western Moldova in Romania .
location
Bereşti is located in the southern part of the Moldau Plateau ( Podişul Moldovei ). The district capital Galați is located about 75 km south, the Moldovan border 15 km east of Bereşti.
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1484. In 1929 the leader of the right-wing extremist legionnaires' movement , Corneliu Zelea Codreanu , began his public and direct agitation here. In 1968 Bereşti was named a city.
The main branches of business are agriculture and food processing.
population
In 1930 Bereşti had about 2950 inhabitants, including about 300 Jews , the rest of the Romanians . In the 2002 census, 3601 people were registered, including 3589 Romanians.
traffic
Bereşti is on the Galați – Bârlad railway line , which was built between 1906 and 1912. The line runs through a 3.32 km long tunnel north of the city. In both directions there are currently (2009) around three trains a day. There are also regular buses to Bârlad .
Attractions
- Fossil reserve
- Museum for the zoologist Paul Bujor
Sons and daughters
- Maria Grapini (* 1954), Romanian politician, former Minister of Tourism
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ harta-galati.ro ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2009
- ^ Irina Livezeanu: Cultural politics in Greater Romania. Regionalism, nation building & ethnic struggle, 1918–1930. 1st printing, Cornell Paperbacks with e new preface. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY et al. 2000, ISBN 0-8014-8688-2 , pp. 289-290.
- ^ Map of the 1930 census
- ↑ 2002 census , accessed July 21, 2009.
