Vaslui
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | West Moldova | ||||
| Circle : | Vaslui | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 38 ' N , 27 ° 44' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 110 m | ||||
| Area : | 68.44 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 55,407 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 810 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 730xxx | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 35 | ||||
| License plate : | VS | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Structure : | Vaslui, Bahnari , Brodoc , Moara Grecilor , Rediu , Viișoara | ||||
| Mayor : | Vasile Pavăl ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Str. Spiru Haret, no. 2 loc. Vaslui, jud. Vaslui, RO-730139 |
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Vaslui [ vasˈluj ] ( German Wassluy ) is a city in Romania and is the capital of the district of the same name . The city had about 70,000 inhabitants in 2007.
history
The city is first mentioned in 1435, when Iliaș I became the Voivode of the Vltava . In 1439 and 1440 the Tatars conquered the Vltava River and the city burned down. On January 10, 1475, the Moldovan prince Ștefan cel Mare defeated an Ottoman invasion army in the battle of Vaslui . A large Jewish community existed in the city . This was decimated in the Holocaust and later emigration in the communist era.
economy
The unemployment rate in Vaslui was 15.1% in mid-2003, making it one of the highest in the country.
The abundance of red deer creates a modest hunting tourism.
Sports
The FC Vaslui is a football team in the Romanian Liga 1 .
Attractions
Outstanding sights include the ruins of the Prince's Palace and the Sf. Ioan Baptist Church ( Tăierea Capului Sf. Ioan Botezătorul , built in 1490). Both were built by Ștefan cel Mare ( Stephen the Great ). The Mavrocordat Palace (today “Palatul Copiilor”), built in 1890 by a successor to Prince Constantin Mavrocordat .
Church Tăierea Capului Sf. Ioan Botezătorul
Vaslui County Administration Building
Mavrocordat Palace
Personalities
- Theodor Rosetti (1837–1923), writer, journalist, lawyer, diplomat, politician and statesman
- Constantin Țurcanu alias Peneș Curcanul (1854-1932), freedom fighter
- Gheorghe Mironescu (1874–1949), politician
- Stan Golestan (1875–1956), composer
- Constantin Tănase (1880–1945), actor
- Lora (* 1982), singer
- Alexandra Nechita (* 1985), artist
- Dragoș Grigore (* 1986), football player
Town twinning
Vaslui maintains city partnerships with:
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ↑ Mayoral elections 2016 in Romania ( MS Excel ; 256 kB)
- ↑ k. k. Ministry of Trade and Economics: AUSTRIA , Wochenschrift XIX. Year, 2nd semester, Vienna 1867
- ^ Nicolae Iorga: Istoria lui Ştefan cel Mare. 1904, new edition by Editura Artemis, București 2004, p. 127 ff.
- ↑ Information on the church Tăierea Capului Sf. Ioan Botezătorul at bjvaslui.ro (Romanian)
- ↑ Information on Constantin Țurcanu at Istorie și Cultură.ro ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Romanian)
- ↑ Paula Mihailov Chiciuc: The curtain has fallen! , accessed on January 15, 2007 from jurnalul.ro on July 6, 2014 (Romanian)
- ↑ Nechitas web presentation (English)
- ↑ Information on town twinning on the Vasluis website , accessed on December 12, 2015.
