Mărăşeşti
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| Historical region : | West Moldova | ||||
| Circle : | Vrancea | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 53 ' N , 27 ° 14' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 100 m | ||||
| Area : | 92 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 10,671 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 116 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 625200 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 37 | ||||
| License plate : | VN | ||||
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| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 6 districts / cadastral communities: Călimănești , Haret , Modruzeni , Pădureni , Siretu , Tișița | ||||
| Mayor : | Valerica-Dorel Chitic ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | St. Siret, no. 1 loc. Mărăşeşti, jud. Vrancea, RO-625200 |
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Mărăşeşti ([ mərəˈʃeʃtʲ ]; ) is a city in the Romanian part of the Vltava River , in the Vrancea district , about 25 km north of Focşani and 200 km northeast of Bucharest on the eastern edge of the Eastern Carpathians . In 2002 it had a total of 12,726 inhabitants, 11,122 of them in the city proper, the rest in the cadastral communities .
history
The city is famous for a major battle in July – August 1917 (August 6th, decision day) between the German Emperor and the Romanian Kingdom .
Attractions
- The mausoleum containing the remains of 5,632 Romanian soldiers was built to celebrate the Romanian victory. The construction of the mausoleum began in 1923 and was inaugurated on September 18, 1938.
- The monument to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier , which was inaugurated in Bucharest on May 17, 1923, stood on May 22nd / 23rd. December 1958 to October 26, 1991 in the mausoleum of Mărăşeşti. Today it is back in its original position.
Personalities
King Milan I of Serbia was born in Mărăşeşti on August 22, 1854.
traffic
The Romanian main lines Buzău – Mărăşeşti (since 1881) and Bucharest – Galați – Roman (since 1870/72) operate via Mărăşeşti.
Web links
Commons : Mărășești - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Information on the population on the Mărășești website ( memento of the original from August 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History on the city's website ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2016 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. , accessed July 13, 2014.
- ↑ The Battle of Mărășești at worldwar2.ro accessed on July 13, 2014 (English)
- ↑ Mausoleul Eroilor Marasesti (1916-1919) on the website of the District Council in Vrancea ( Memento of the original of July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ commons: File: RO_B_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_plaque.jpg
- ^ The Encyclopedia Americana. Volume 13: Goethe to Hearst. Grolier Incorporated, Danbury CT 1993, ISBN 0-7172-0124-4 , p. 102.
