Săveni ( hu, Szöven) is a small town located in

Botoșani County Botoșani County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neigbhouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the capital town ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) at Botoșani. ...

in the

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region in northeastern

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. There is an

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located in the town. Near Săveni at 47°56′2.27″N 26°50′19.58″E, there is a 210 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting. The town features two Orthodox churches, the "Saint Nicholas" church and the "Saint George" church. The town administers five villages: Bodeasa, Bozieni, Chișcăreni, Petricani and Sat Nou. The town's main educational centers are the "Școala Gimnazială Nr.1 Săveni" elementary and middle school, with an old decrepit building from the early 1900' which functioned as a Jewish school, and the "Liceul Teoretic Dr. Mihai Ciucă", which is an elementary and high school. The "Spitalul Orășenesc Săveni" is the local hospital. The old cinema "Patria" was recently rehabilitated with funds and has become a modern "Casă de Cultură".

Natives

* Cristian Bădiliță * Dan Caspi * Mihai Ciucă *

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* Alexandru Țigănașu

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