Hârlău (also spelled ''Hîrlău'', ; he, חרלאו; hu, Harló) is a town 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 ...

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. It was one of the princely court cities 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 ...

, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the town.

Geography

The town is located in the northwestern part of Iași County, at a distance of from

Târgu Frumos Târgu Frumos (also spelled ''Tîrgu Frumos'', sometimes ''Târgul / Tîrgul Frumos''), ) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. Eleven villages were administered by the town until 2004, when they were split off to form Balș, Coste ...

and from the county seat,

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. It is situated close to the border with

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. De ...

, south of the city of

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. Hârlău lies on the banks of the Bahlui River. It is crossed by

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, which is part of

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. The Hârlău train station is the terminus of the CFR Line 607, which starts at the

Iași railway station Iași railway station is the main railway station in Iași, and one of the oldest in Romania. It is part of the Pan-European Corridor IX. History Opened in 1870, the Grand Railway Station first connected Iași to Chernivtsi in Bukovina, Austria- ...

Population

The 2011 census counted 10,905 inhabitants, 93.85%

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, and 6.06%

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. A large

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

community used to live in Hârlău.

Natives

Lucian Boz Lucian Boz (; also rendered as Lucien Boz; November 9, 1908 – March 14, 2003) was a Romanian literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet and translator. Raised in Bucharest, he had a lawyer's training but never practiced, instead opting for a career ...

(1908–2003), literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet, and translator * (1869–1943), writer, journalist, and politician *

Mihail Davidoglu Mihail Davidoglu (November 11, 1910 – August 17, 1987) was a Romanian playwright. Born into a Jewish family in Hârlău, his parents were Mihail Davidoglu, a port worker, and his wife Clara (''née'' Kochen). He attended the Israelite Commu ...

(1910–1987), playwright * (born 1946), historian * (1895—1976), jurist and politician * (1894–1974), Catholic priest *

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 ...

(1483–1546),

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 ...

of Moldavia *

Mordecai Sandberg Mordecai (Markus) Sandberg ( he, מרדכי זנדברג) (February 4, 1897December 28, 1973) was a composer and physician. He was a creative and prolific composer, a musical theorist, and an innovative physician in the area of alternative and nat ...

(1897–1973), composer and physician

References

External links

* The General Archive of The History of The Jewish People. RM 160, 164. Towns in Romania Populated places in Iași County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Iași-geo-stub