Târgu Frumos
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Târgu Frumos Szépvásár |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | West Moldova | ||||
| Circle : | Iași | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 13 ' N , 27 ° 1' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 125 m | ||||
| Area : | 15.13 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 10,475 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 692 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 705300 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 32 | ||||
| License plate : | IS | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Ionel Vatamanu ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str. Cuza Vodă, no. 67 loc. Târgu Frumos, jud. Iași, RO-705300 |
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Târgu Frumos ( Hungarian Szépvásár , German about " Beautiful Market " ) is a small town in the Iași district in western Moldova in Romania .
location
Târgu Frumos is located in the southwest of the Vltava plain ( Câmpia Moldovei ). The district capital of Iasi is located about 45 km east of Târgu Frumos.
history
The place was probably founded between the years 1433 and 1444 as a marketplace. It was first mentioned in a document in 1448. At the end of the 15th century, the city was temporarily a residence of Ștefan cel Mare , the prince of the Vltava . The development of the settlement was favored by its location on trade routes towards Iași, Pașcani , Botoșani and Bacău . The Turkish invasion in 1512 and incursions by Polish troops at the end of the 17th century put an end to the city's rise. From the second half of the 18th century, the city's importance as a trading center increased again. In 1870 the railway line from Iași to Pașcani, which runs through Târgu Frumos, was put into operation; some smaller industrial companies settled there. In April and May 1944 the area around the city was the scene of heavy fighting between the Red Army and the German Wehrmacht . After 1945, some textile and food companies were settled in the city. Furthermore, agriculture and tourism play a role today.
population
In 1900 Târgu Frumos registered 4654 inhabitants. In the 2002 census, 13,573 people lived in the city, including 11,461 Romanians , 1159 Russians or Lipovans and 917 Roma .
traffic
On the railway line from Iași to Pașcani, Târgu Frumos has a train station where express trains also stop. The European route 58 runs through the city . There are regular bus connections to Iași and the municipality of Balș .
Attractions
- Sfânta Paraschiva church (16th century)
- Archaeological excavation site Baza Pătule with finds from the Copper Age
- Museum of Ion Neculce (1672–1744, chronicler)
Personalities
- Garabet Ibrăileanu (1871-1936), man of letters
- Gabriela Crețu (* 1965), Member of the European Parliament (January 2007 to July 2009)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ^ City website, accessed December 28, 2008
- ↑ a b Website of the city's Roman Catholic Parish, accessed December 28, 2008
- ↑ 2002 census, accessed December 28, 2008
- ↑ Costin Anghel on Garabet Ibrăileanu on July 16, 2009 at jurnalul.ro
