Buhuși (; hu, Buhus; yi, באהוש, Bohush) is a town in

Bacău County Bacău County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania. Geography This county has a total area of . In the western part of the county the ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

with a population of 14,562 (2011). It was first mentioned in the 15th century when it was named "Bodești" and was a property of an important family of Boyars named "Buhuș". The town had the biggest

textile factory Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

in south-eastern Europe. But the factory has drastically reduced its capabilities after 1989 and currently employs less than 200 workers. The

Runc Monastery Runc may refer to: Places in Romania * Runc, a district in the town of Zlatna, Alba County * Runc, a village in Ocoliș Commune, Alba County * Runc, a village in Scărișoara Commune, Alba County * Runc, a village in Vidra Commune, Alba County * ...

(built in 1457), located near Buhuși, is one of the famous monasteries built by Stephen the Great of Moldavia in

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...

during the

Ottoman Wars A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts began during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, waged in Anatolia in ...

in the 15th century. Buhuși has five primary schools and one high school, the Ion Borcea Technical College. The town administers two villages, Marginea and Runcu.

Jewish community

Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman, son of Rabbi

Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn ( he, ישראל פרידמן מרוז'ין) (5 October 1796 – 9 October 1850Assaf, ''The Regal Way'', p. 170.), also called Israel Ruzhin, was a Hasidic ''rebbe'' in 19th-century Ukraine and Austria. Known as ''Der H ...

, founded the Bohush Hasidic dynasty here in the mid-nineteenth century. The dynasty moved to

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

, Israel, in 1951.Friedman, Yisroel. ''The Golden Dynasty: Ruzhin, the royal house of Chassidus''. Jerusalem: The Kest-Lebovits Jewish Heritage and Roots Library, 2nd English edition, 2000, p. 262.

Notable residents

Elisabeta Bostan Elisabeta Bostan (born 1 March 1931) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. She directed 25 films between 1956 and 1991. Biography Born in Buhuși, Bacău County, she attended the in Piatra Neamț, where she staged her first theater pro ...

, film director and screenwriter * Dumitru Dan, geographer, professor of geography and globe-trotter * Yisrael Friedman, rabbi * Mircea Grosaru, politician * Marian Purică, football player *

Mihail Roller Mihail Roller (, first name also Mihai, also known as Rolea or Rollea; Mihai Stoian"Mihail Roller între 'nemuritorii' de ieri și de azi" '' România Literară'', 32/1999 6 May 1908 – 21 June 1958) was a Romanian communist activist, historian a ...

, communist activist, historian and propagandist *

Moshe Sharoni Moshe Sharoni ( he, משה שרוני, 1929 – 20 September 2020) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gil (political party), Gil between 2006 and 2009. He previously served as head of the breakaway faction, Justic ...

, Israeli politician

Gallery

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References

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Populated places in Bacău County Localities in Western Moldavia Towns in Romania Monotowns in Romania {{Bacău-geo-stub