Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...
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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 ...
, is claimed to have been built on seven hills. Many other cities of the world have similar traditions,
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
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and
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
, for instance, were said to have been built on seven hills.
The hills
Each hill is populated with monuments, religious buildings, or parks:
* ''Cetățuia'' hill:
Cetățuia Monastery
The Cetățuia Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Cetățuia) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.
History
Located on the top of Cetățuia Hill of the ...
(1668),
Hlincea Monastery
The Hlincea Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Hlincea) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Ciurea, Iaşi metropolitan area, Romania.
Located at the base of Cetăţuia Hill, the monastery was built by Maria, the daughter of Moldavian Prince Petru Ş ...
(1587),
Frumoasa Monastery
The Frumoasa Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Frumoasa) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Iași, Romania.
Built between 1726 and 1733, by Moldavian Prince Grigore II Ghica
Grigore II Ghica (1695 – 3 September 1752) was Voivode (Prince) ...
(1733);
* ''Galata'' hill:
Galata Monastery
The Galata Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Galata) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery for nuns, founded at the end of the sixteenth century by Moldavian Voivode Petru Şchiopul, in the west of Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is located on the top of Ga ...
(1582), ''Nicolina''
balneotherapy and well-being Centre;
* ''Copou'' hill:
Podgoria Copou Monastery
The Podgoria Copou Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Podgoria Copou), dedicated to Ss. Athanasius and Cyrill, is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, located on Copou Hill neighborhood in Iași, Romania.
The church of the monastery was built by Moldavian P ...
(1638),
Iași Botanical Garden
The Iași Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Anastasie Fătu ( ro, Grădina Botanică "Anastasie Fătu"), is a botanical garden located in the Copou neighbourhood of Iași, Romania. Established in the year 1856 and maintained by the Al ...
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Copou Park
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iaşi, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iaşi landmark. In its centre lies ...
,
Exhibition Park, and many monumental buildings;
* ''Breazu'' hill;
* ''Șorogari'' hill;
* ''Bucium'' hill:
Bucium Monastery
The Bucium Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Bucium), dedicated to "The Sunday of all Aton Saints", is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, located at 14 Păun Street, in the Bucium Hill neighborhood of Iași, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is ...
(1853),
Bârnova Monastery (1628);
* ''Repedea'' hill: the
Repedea Hill Fossil Site
Repedea Hill Fossil Site ( ro, Locul fosilifer Dealul Repedea) is a nature reserve located 9 km south of Iași, in the historical region of Moldavia, Romania. Repedea Hill is part of the Iași Ridge ( ro, Coasta Iașilor), at the contact betw ...
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Gallery
File:Klooster-iasi.jpg, Iași from Cetăţuia Monastery
File:RO IS Iaşi , panoramic view 4.JPG, View of the Copou Hill
File:Manastirea Galata0.jpg, Galata Monastery on Galata Hill
File:Manastirea Galata20.jpg, Partial view of Iași from Galata Hill
File:Rezervația Repedea19.jpg, Repedea Hill Fossil Site
See also
*
List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills
The title ''City of Seven Hills'' usually refers to Rome, which was founded on seven hills. However, there are many other cities that make the same claim.
Africa
* Ceuta, Spain
* Ibadan, Nigeria
* Kampala, Uganda - the hills are Mengo, Lubaga, ...
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Seven hills
References
External links
Seven hills of Iaşi
Tourist attractions in Iași
Geography of Iași County
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