Panciu
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Panciu Páncsu |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | West Moldova | ||||
| Circle : | Vrancea | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 55 ' N , 27 ° 5' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 269 m | ||||
| Area : | 61.85 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 7,664 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 124 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 625400 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 37 | ||||
| License plate : | VN | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Structure : | 5 districts / cadastral communities: Crucea de Jos , Crucea de Sus , Dumbrava , Neicu , Satu Nou | ||||
| Mayor : | Iulian Nica ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str. Titu Maiorescu, no. 15 loc. Panciu, jud. Vrancea, RO-625400 |
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Panciu ( Hungarian Páncsu ) is a small town in Vrancea County in Romania .
Geographical location
Panciu is located in the Moldau region in the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians , at the foothills of the Vrancea Mountains . The city center is located on a small ridge that is bordered by two streams to the north and south. The district capital Focşani is located about 30 km south.
history
The oldest archaeological finds in the region date from the Paleolithic . In 1589 Panciu was first mentioned in a document under the name Crucea . In the 17th century, the town, which mainly made its living from viticulture, developed into a local administrative center. In 1798 the place name Panciu was first mentioned. In addition to Romanians , there were also many Jews living in Panciu (1,410 in 1900). In 1907 riots broke out in Panciu as part of the peasant uprising in Romania . The place was hit by disasters several times; for example by a fire in 1869, by an earthquake in 1894 and by fighting in the First World War in 1916. The most severe impact was an earthquake on November 10, 1940 with a magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale . 42 people were killed, 70 seriously injured and almost the entire place was destroyed. The subsequently rebuilt city largely consists of prefabricated buildings .
Today, in addition to viticulture, the textile industry and food processing are of primary importance.
population
In the 2002 census, the city registered 8,903 inhabitants, including 8,839 Romanians and 55 Roma . 5327 lived in the actual city, the rest in the incorporated villages.
traffic
Panciu is the terminus of a railway line leading from Mărăşeşti . Currently (2009) only about two local trains run there daily.
Attractions
- Brazi Monastery (17th / 18th century)
- historical wine cellar (18th / 19th century)
- Jewish cemetery (19th century)
Personalities
- Ioan Slavici (1848-1925), writer
- Gheorghe Alexianu (1897–1946), Governor of Transnistria from 1941 to 1944, born in Străoane .
- Dan Nica (* 1960), politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ a b Muzeul Vrancei, accessed on February 8, 2009 ( Memento from April 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b România Pitorească, accessed on February 8, 2009 ( Memento of the original from June 6, 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.
- ↑ jewishgen.org, accessed 8 February 2009
- ↑ jurnalul.ro, accessed February 8, 2009
- ↑ Adevarul.ro, accessed on February 8, 2009 ( Memento of the original from May 1, 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.
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed February 8, 2009
- ↑ Information on Gheorghe Alexianu at books.google.de
- ^ Web presentation by Dan Nicas
