Bârnova is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
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 coun ...
,
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 Pr ...
,
Romania
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, part of the
Iași Metropolitan Area
The Iași Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan association in Iași County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Iași and 19 nearby communes.
It has a total surface of 1,159 km² (21.2%) of the 5,476 km² that the county has, and ...
. It is composed of six villages: Bârnova, Cercu, Păun, Pietrăria, Todirel and Vișan.
See also
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Bârnova Monastery
The Bârnova Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Bârnova) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Bârnova, Iași metropolitan area, Moldavia, Romania.
Built in 1628 by Moldavian Voivode Miron Barnovschi-Movilă, the monastery is listed in the N ...
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Trinitas Cross
The Trinitas Cross is a cross-shaped antenna with a height of located on a hill near the Păun village in Bârnova, Iași County. It is taller than the Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak, which has a height of , and is considered the tallest cross ...
References
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Communes in Iași County
Localities in Western Moldavia