Huși
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | West Moldova | |||
Circle : | Vaslui | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 40 ' N , 28 ° 4' E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 120 m | |||
Area : | 61.12 km² | |||
Residents : | 26,266 (October 20, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 430 inhabitants per km² | |||
Postal code : | 735100 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 35 | |||
License plate : | VS | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | Municipality | |||
Mayor : | Ioan Ciupilan ( PSD ) | |||
Postal address : | Str. 1 Decembrie, no. 9 loc. Huși, jud. Vaslui, RO-735100 |
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Huși ([ huʃʲ ]; ) is a town in Romania in Vaslui County .
Geographical location
The city is located in the east of the country at an altitude of 120 meters on the border with the Republic of Moldova . The border river Prut and Moldau is 9 kilometers to the east. The city is connected to the railway network via the Iași - Galați line .
history
The place is probably as a colony of Hussites founded.
The Peace of the Prut , which Peter the Great had to sign here on July 23, 1711, after his troops had previously been trapped by the Turks near the city, is of historical importance .
In 1900 the population was 15,404, a quarter of whom were Jews .
Huși is the birthplace of the painter Ștefan Dimitrescu .
The city of Huși is the bishopric of the eponymous diocese ( Episcopia Hușilor ) of the Romanian Orthodox Church .
sons and daughters of the town
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820–1873), first prince of Romania
- Henry Moskowitz (1880–1936), civil rights activist
- Nicolae Malaxa (1884-1965), entrepreneur
- Ștefan Dimitrescu (1886–1933), Romanian painter
- Mihai Romilă (1950-2020), Romanian football player
- Maria Răducanu (* 1967), singer
- Vasile Buhăescu (* 1988), Romanian football player
Web links
- Web presentation of the city (English, Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Web presentation of the Diocese of Huși