Huși

Huși

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

West Moldova

Circle :

Vaslui

Coordinates :

46 ° 40 ' N , 28 ° 4' E Coordinates: 46 ° 40 '23 " N , 28 ° 3' 53" 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

Website :

www.primariahusi.ro

Huși

Huși ([ huʃʲ ]; pronunciation ^?^/^I ) 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

Commons : Huși - collection of images, videos and audio files

Web presentation of the city (English, Romanian)

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
↑ Web presentation of the Diocese of Huși

[1] 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

[2] Web presentation of the Diocese of Huși