Negrești () is a town in
Vaslui County
Vaslui County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Western Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 395,499 and the population density was 74/km2.
* Romanians - over 98%
* Romani ...
, located in the eastern part of
Western Moldavia
Western Moldavia (, ''Moldova de Apus'', or , also known as Moldavia, is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1878, the P ...
, a traditional region of
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. At the
2021 census it had a population of 7,530. Its name comes from distinguished nobleman Negrea, who had worked in the council of
Alexander the Good
Alexander I, commonly known as Alexander the Good (; – 1 January 1432) was Voivode of Moldavia between 1400 and 1432. He was the son of Roman I and succeeded Iuga to the throne. As ruler he initiated a series of reforms while consolidating ...
.
The town administers six villages: Căzănești, Cioatele, Glodeni, Parpanița, Poiana, and Valea Mare.
Negrești is situated at an altitude of , on the banks of the
Bârlad River and its left tributary, the river
Stavnic. It is located in the northern part of Vaslui County, from the county seat,
Vaslui, on the border with
Iași County
Iași County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași. It is the most populous county in Romania, after the Municipality of Bucharest (which has the same administrative level as that of a cou ...
.
Natives
*
Maria Păduraru (born 1970), rower
*
Emanoil Stratan (born 1940), rower
References
Towns in Romania
Populated places in Vaslui County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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