Roman () is a
city
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located in the central part of
Western Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova), also called Western Moldavia or Romanian Moldavia, is the historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the P ...
, a traditional region of
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. It is located 46 km east of
Piatra Neamț, in
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River.
Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
at the confluence of the rivers
Siret
Siret (; german: Sereth; hu, Szeretvásár; uk, Серет, Seret; yi, סערעט, Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is ...
and
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
.
Its name was taken from
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...
n
Voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...
Roman I of Moldavia
Roman I (? – March 1394) was Voivode of Moldavia from December 1391 to March 1394. He was the second son of Costea and Margareta Muşata (= "the beautiful" in Old Romanian) the daughter of the first ruler of Moldavia, Bogdan I and the founder ...
. From here prince Roman realized the centralization of Moldavia, the city of Roman being the capital of the Lower Country of Moldavia ( ro, Țara de Jos).
History
![Roman statuie roman i](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Roman_statuie_roman_i.jpg)
The earliest mention of the city is in the
Novgorod Chronicle
The Novgorod First Chronicle (russian: Новгородская первая летопись) or The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016–1471 is the most ancient extant Old Russian chronicle of the Novgorodian Rus'. It reflects a tradition different ...
(dated between 1387 and 1392). Five years later, the name appeared on a donation deed. The city is mentioned in a Moldavian document, signed by Moldavia's Voivode Roman I, on March 30. The document is one of the first of documents of the then-young state of Moldavia, being the first which holds a fully legible version of the Moldavia seal, bearing the aurochs, the moon, the star, and the flower, still in use on
coat of arms of Moldova
The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova.
Official description
Moldovan law describes the arms as follows:
''Per fess gules and azure, an aurochs head cabossed overall, accompanied by a mullet of eight points ...
.
Roman became a diocesan see in September 14, 1408, when Voivode Roman I's son,
Alexandru cel Bun
Alexander the Good ( ro, Alexandru cel Bun or ''Alexandru I Mușat''; c. 1375 – 1 January 1432) was a Voivode (Lord) of Moldavia, reigning between 1400 and 1432, son of Roman I Mușat. He succeeded Iuga to the throne, and, as a ruler, init ...
, established an
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...
bishopric in the city. The representatives of the
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
population of Roman, shepherded by the Bishop of
Baia
Baia (german: Baja, Stadt Molde, or Moldenmarkt; hu, Moldvabánya; lat, Civitas Moldaviae) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census).[Council of Constance
The Council of Constance was a 15th-century ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church, held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance in present-day Germany. The council ended the Western Schism by deposing or accepting the res ...]
in 1412.
Later on in the late 15th century,
Ștefan cel Mare
Stephen III of Moldavia, most commonly known as Stephen the Great ( ro, Ștefan cel Mare; ; died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 ...
built a new stone fortress on the left bank of the Siret River, to replace the old earthen one. Several documents from 1458, 1465, and 1488 during Ștefan's reign mention the Cathedral of Saint
Paraskeva (Paraschiva) in Roman. In 1467, the fortress resisted the siege of the
Hungarian army under King
Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...
, before the
Battle of Baia
The Battle of Baia ( ro, Bătălia de la Baia; hu, moldvabányai csata) was fought on December 15, 1467, between Moldavian prince Stephen the Great and the Hungarian king, Matthias Corvinus. The battle was the last Hungarian attempt to subdue ...
. In 1476, an
Ottoman army, led by
Mehmed II, besieged the new fortress again, with the Moldavians retreating after the
Battle of Valea Albă
The Battle of Valea Albă, also known as the Battle of Războieni or the Battle of Akdere, was an important event in the medieval history of Moldavia. It took place at Războieni, also known as ''Valea Albă'', on July 26, 1476, between the Mold ...
.
Petru Rareș
Petru Rareș (), sometimes known as Petryła or Peter IV (Petru IV; c. 1483 – 3 September 1546), was twice voivode of Moldavia: 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born (pr ...
ordered the construction of a new
episcopal see
An episcopal see is, in a practical use of the phrase, the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, mak ...
on the same spot in 1542. The old fortress was apparently destroyed by
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino (c. 1620 – 1686) was Prince of Moldavia 1673, 1674 to 1675, and 1684 to 1685.
Life
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzène was the son of the Grand Treasurer (Marele Vistiernic) Michel Cantacuzène (in Romanian Mihai Cantacuzino) a ...
, following Ottoman command, together with all other Moldavian fortresses. One of the last mentions of it dates back to 1561–1563 during the reign of
Ioan Iacob Heraclid
Iacob Heraclid (or Eraclid; el, Ἰάκωβος Ἡρακλείδης; 1527 – November 5, 1563), born Basilicò and also known as Iacobus Heraclides, Heraclid Despotul, or Despot Vodă ("Despot the Voivode"), was a Greek Maltese soldier, adv ...
. The catholic community had its rights restored around the same time, in 1562, as Ioan Belusiuș, an agent of the
Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, wrote his master from Roman, after the severe limitations under
Alexandru Lăpușneanu
Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu (1499 – 5 May 1568) was Ruler of Moldavia between September 1552 and 18 November 1561 and then between October 1564 and 5 May 1568. His wife and consort was Doamna Ruxanda Lăpușneanu, the daughter of Peter IV Rare ...
. In 1623, the Catholic community was described by the
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
missionary Andreas Bogoslavici in a letter sent to
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, as Hungarian that understood and used
Romanian
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
. The Catholics appear to have a church dedicated to
Saint Peter
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupat ...
.
In 1569, Lady
Ruxandra Lăpușneanu
Ruxandra Lăpușneanu (1538 – 21 November 1570) was a princess consort of Moldavia by her marriage to Alexandru Lăpușneanu in 1564. Ruxandra was the daughter of Peter IV Rareș and Princess Elena Ecaterina Rareș (the second daughter of Jov ...
built an Orthodox church dedicated to the Holy Virgin (''Precista Mare'') on the same spot the
eponym
An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''.
Usage of the word
The term ''epon ...
church is placed today. In 1595, the church ''Sfinții Voievozi'' was built. The current Armenian Orthodox Church was built in 1610.
Some demographic data from 1641, recorded by the
Vicar
A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pre ...
of
Sofia
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, who was passing through Roman, shows there were apparently 1,500 Eastern Orthodox, 450
Armenian Orthodox
, native_name_lang = hy
, icon = Armenian Apostolic Church logo.svg
, icon_width = 100px
, icon_alt =
, image = Էջմիածնի_Մայր_Տաճար.jpg
, imagewidth = 250px
, a ...
, and 30 Hungarian Catholics.
A major personality of the city was Orthodox bishop
Dosoftei
Dimitrie Barilă (), better known under his monastical name Dosoftei (; October 26, 1624—December 13, 1693), was a Moldavian Metropolitan, scholar, poet and translator.
Born in Suceava, he attended the school of the "Trei Ierarhi" Monaste ...
, who translated the
Psalter into Romanian in 1665–1671. In December 1691,
Miron Costin, one of the first historians and writers in Romanian, was decapitated here on the orders of Prince
Constantin Cantemir
Constantin or Constantine Cantemir (1612–1693) was a Moldavian nobleman, soldier, and statesman who served as voivode between 25 June 1685 and 27 March 1693. He established the Cantemir dynasty which—with interruptions—ruled Moldavia prior ...
(
Dimitrie Cantemir
Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (, russian: Дмитрий Кантемир; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Romanian prince, statesman, and man of letters, regarded as one of the most significant e ...
's father). Costin was in custody, being carried from
Bărboși to
Iași, where he hoped to prove his innocence; a few days earlier, the chronicler's brother had been killed in Iași, being believed to have attempted to obtain the throne for himself.
The first hospital in Roman was built in 1798 on the place where the Municipal Hospital ''Precista Mare'' is located today. Talmud Torah, one of the first Jewish schools in the
Principality of Moldova
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...
, was inaugurated in 1817, an important event in itself as Moldova did not grant citizenship to Jews.
![RO NT Roman railway station](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/RO_NT_Roman_railway_station.jpg)
Roman became a railway hub in the 19th century, when the second railway in Romania was opened in December 1869, from Roman to
Suceava
Suceava () is the largest urban settlement and the seat town ( ro, oraș reședință de județ) of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. Klaus Pet ...
(
Ițcani). One year later, on December 27, 1870, The
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
-Galați-Roman railway was also opened, linking Roman to the capital via
Mărășești
Mărășești () is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu and Tișița.
Geography
The town is located in the eastern part of the county, on th ...
,
Tecuci
Tecuci () is a municipiu, city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mără ...
,
Galați
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most par ...
,
Brăila, and
Buzău
The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...
. Right after the inauguration, this railway was closed due to technical problems, but it was reestablished on September 13, 1872. At the same time, after a reluctant government gave its long-waited approval, the first high school of the city, ''Roman-Vodă'', was opened on September 30 in the building that is still in use today as that of School No. 1.
![RO NT Roman Roman Voda gymnasium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/RO_NT_Roman_Roman_Voda_gymnasium.jpg)
In the
Communist era
A Communist Era is a sustained period of national government by a single party following the philosophy of Marxism–Leninism. Many countries have experienced such a period of Communist rule.
Current communist states China
The Chinese Communist ...
, the city lost the county capital status, being included, in 1950-52 and 1956–68, in
Bacău Region
Bacău Region (Regiunea Bacău) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.
History
The capital of the region was Bacău, an ...
, in 1952–56 in
Iași Region, and then, in 1968, in
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River.
Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
. It also became the target of industrialization: in 1957, the steel tubes factory started production. Roman became an important industrial center in Romania.
After the
fall of communism
The Revolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Communism, was a revolutionary wave that resulted in the end of most communist states in the world. Sometimes this revolutionary wave is also called the Fall of Nations or the Autumn of Nat ...
in 1989, most of the heavy industry, relying strongly on state subsidies, went bankrupt and Roman's economy struggled. The steel tubes factory was privatized, and it is now owned by the
Mittal Steel Company
Mittal Steel Company N.V. was an Indian company and one of the world's largest steel producers by volume and turnover. After a merger in 2005, it is now part of ArcelorMittal.
History
Mittal Steel Company was formed as Ispat International in 19 ...
, and the economy started to recover.
Geography and demographics
Roman is located in north-eastern Romania, in
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River.
Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
, in the historic region of
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...
, at the mouth of the
Moldova River
The Moldova () is a river in Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is a right tributary of the river Siret. The river rises from the Obcina Feredeu Mountains of Bukovina in Suceava County and joins the Siret in Cotu Vameș, east of ...
, a tributary to the
Siret
Siret (; german: Sereth; hu, Szeretvásár; uk, Серет, Seret; yi, סערעט, Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is ...
. The nearest large city is
Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
, away on
national road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the Federal Government of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Pot ...
DN2 and on the
CFR Suceava–Bucharest railway;
Piatra Neamț, the county capital, is away and
Iași, the historic capital of Moldavia, is away.
Natives
*
*
Daniel Baston
Daniel Eugen Baston (born 7 June 1973) is a Romanian former footballer.
Career
Baston played for FC Dinamo Bucharest in the Romanian league before moving abroad to play for SD Compostela at age 25. He signed a two-year contract with the Spanis ...
*
Ernest Broșteanu
Ernest Broșteanu (January 24, 1869 June 6, 1932) was a Romanian general during World War I, best known for his leading role in the 1918 Romanian military intervention in Bessarabia.
Early life
He was born on January 24, 1869, in Roman, Neamț ...
*
F. Brunea-Fox F. Brunea-Fox (born Filip Brauner; January 18, 1898–June 12, 1977) was a Romanian reporter, journalist and translator.
Born into a Romanian Jews, Jewish family in Roman, Romania, Roman, his parents were Simcha Brauner and Leia (''née'' Gelbe ...
*
Sergiu Celibidache
Sergiu Celibidache (; 14 August 1996) was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher. Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music spanned over five decades, including tenures ...
*
Corneliu Codreanu (footballer)
Corneliu Ioan Codreanu (born 11 February 1977) is a Romanian former football right back. Codreanu played in his career mainly for FCM Bacău, but he also spent some periods at teams like: Laminorul Roman, UTA Arad, Aerostar Bacău or Botoşa ...
*
Gheorghe Dănilă
Gheorghe Dănilă (9 April 1949 – 1 March 2021) was a Romanian actor.
Biography
Dănilă was born on 9 April 1949, in Roman. In 1975, he graduated from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, where he studied under Octavian Co ...
*
Iliuță Dăscălescu
*
Constantin Drugă
*
Zicman Feider
*
Gheorghe Flondor
Gheorghe Flondor (Georg Ritter von Flondor) (August 31, 1892, Roman – April 26, 1976, Bucharest) was Romanian politician who served as Royal Resident (''Rezident Regal'') of Ținutul Suceava from February 7, 1939 to September 23, 1940.
P ...
*
Bianca Ghelber
*
Serban Ghenea
Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer.
Early life and education
Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...
*
Adrian Gheorghiu
*
Virgil Gheorghiu (poet)
*
Ion V. Gruia
Ion V. Gruia (November 14, 1895–November 14, 1952) was a Romanian jurist who briefly served in government in 1940.
Born in Roman, he obtained a doctorate in law and practiced as a lawyer. He was also a professor of constitutional and admini ...
*
Ion Ionescu de la Brad
Ion Ionescu de la Brad (June 24, 1818 – December 16, 1891), born Ion Isăcescu, was a Moldavian, later Romanian revolutionary, agronomist, statistician, scholar, and writer.
Born in Roman, Romania, Roman, he was the son of a Moldavian Romani ...
*
*
Constantin Istrati
Constantin I. Istrati (7 September 1850 – 17 January 1919) was a Romanian chemist and physician. He was president of the Romanian Academy between 1913 and 1916.
He was born in 1850 in Roman, Moldavia (now in Neamț County, Romania). He studied ...
*
Ana Maria Iuganu
*
Mihail Jora
Mihail Jora (; 2 August 1891, Roman, Romania - 10 May 1971, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.
Jora studied in Leipzig with Robert Teichmüller. From 1929 to 1962 he was a professor at the Bucharest Conservatoir ...
*
Zizi Lambrino
Joanna Marie Valentina "Zizi" Lambrino (3 October 1898 – 11 March 1953) was the first wife of the later King Carol II of Romania. They had one son, Carol, born in 1920, in Bucharest.
Life
Born in the former Byzantine, Phanariot Rangabe-Lambr ...
*
Ciprian Manea
Ciprian Mircea Manea (born 13 August 1980) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for teams such as Laminorul Roman, FCM Bacău
Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău, commonly known as ASS FCM ...
*
Andreea Marin
Andreea Violeta Marin (born 22 December 1974, in Roman, Neamț County) is a Romanian television presenter and TV personality.
Early life and career
She majored in Journalism, Public Relations & Advertisement, Computer Programming and Mathemat ...
*
*
Petru Th. Missir
Petru Th. Missir (October 8, 1856–June 10, 1929) was a Romanian literary critic, journalist and jurist.
Born in Roman into a family of ethnic Armenian merchants, he graduated from Iași's National College in 1873. While a student at the Univer ...
*
Vasile Morțun
Vasile G. Morțun (November 30, 1860 – July 20, 1919) was a Romanian politician, playwright and prose writer.
Biography Origins, journalism and political beginnings
Born in Roman, he came from a wealthy Moldavian '' boyar'' family, and was o ...
*
Tereza Pîslaru
*
Mădălin Popa
Mădălin Popa (born 18 July 1983) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Speranța Răucești, in the Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia ...
*
Cornel Popescu
Cornel Popescu (born 8 June 1960) is a Romanian bobsledder and international rugby union player. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic ...
*
Andrei Răuță
*
*
*
Simona Spiridon
Simona Spiridon (née Popa; born 1 February 1980 in Roman, Romania) is a Romanian-Austrian handballer who plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich. She is also member of the Austrian national team.
Career
Romanian born Spiridon moved ...
*
*
Ion Strat Ion Strat (1836–October 20, 1879) was a Moldavian, later Romanian jurist and politician.
Born in Roman, Romania, Roman, his secondary education took place under the auspices of a tutor from Heidelberg. Between 1855 and 1859, he studied law an ...
*
Sorin Tabacariu
*
Sorin Ovidiu Vântu
Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu (; 23 November 1955, Bucharest) is a Romanian businessman and owner of the Realitatea-Cațavencu media company. In 2007, he was considered the 4th richest man in Romania, with an estimated net worth between 2.1 and 2.3 billion ...
*
Haralamb Zincă
Twin towns – sister cities
Roman is
twinned with:
*
Dilijan
Dilijan ( hy, Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The town is one of the most important resorts in Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park. The forested town is home to num ...
, Armenia
*
Edineț
Edineț (, uk, Є́динці, yi, יעדינעץ, Yedinets, pl, Jedeńcy) is a town and municipality in northern Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capit ...
, Moldova
*
Gedera, Israel
*
Grugliasco
Grugliasco (; pms, Grujasch ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about west of Turin.
Grugliasco borders the municipalities of Turin, Collegno, and Rivoli. In 1945 here a ...
, Italy
*
Ștefan Vodă
Ștefan Vodă is a city and the administrative centre of Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova. It was known as ''Suvorov'' (Суворов) during the Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was ...
, Moldova
*
Sunchang
Sunchang County (''Sunchang-gun'') is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is located in a mountainous region of the province and is connected to the city of Jeonju by a modern double-lane free-way that was completed in 2011.
Suncha ...
, South Korea
*
Samothraki, Greece
References
External links
Roman-Romania.ro – website*
Ziarul de Roman – Local newspaper Melidoniummagazine
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