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Bârlad Ghetto
The Bârlad Ghetto (; ) was one of the open ghettos in Romania during the Holocaust. The ghetto was active between the years 1940–1943, and in 1942, at its peak, it had 3,224 Jews. Jews from neighboring towns such as Puiești were brought to this ghetto. Background Since the beginning of Jewish presence in Bârlad in the second half of the 17th century until World War II, many pogroms were carried out against the Jews who settled there, and there were even organizations that incited protests against the Jews. One of the pogroms was in 1868, and when Moses Montefiore learned of it, he sent a letter to Prince Carol I, who promised him that things would change, and the Jews who were harmed would receive compensation for the damage according to the assessment of the judges. However, this did not happen, and the pogroms against the Jews continued. At the end of the 19th century, the economic situation of the Jewish population worsened due to persecutions, which mainly affected br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Ghetto
Beginning with the invasion of Poland during World War II, the Nazi Germany, Nazi regime set up ghettos across German-occupied Europe, German-occupied Eastern Europe in order to segregate and confine Jews, and sometimes Romani people, into small sections of towns and cities furthering their exploitation. In German documents, and signage at ghetto entrances, the Nazis usually referred to them as ''Jüdischer Wohnbezirk'' or ''Wohngebiet der Juden'', both of which translate as the Jewish Quarter (diaspora), Jewish Quarter. There were several distinct types including ''open ghettos'', ''closed ghettos'', ''work'', ''transit'', and ''destruction ghettos'', as defined by the Holocaust, Holocaust historians. In a number of cases, they were the place of Jewish underground resistance against the German occupation, known collectively as the ghetto uprisings. Background and establishment of the ghettos The first anti-Jewish measures were enacted in Germany with the onset of Nazism; these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu National College
The Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu National College () is a high school located at 11 Nicolae Bălcescu Street, Bârlad, Romania. The school was established by Gheorghe and Neculai Roșca Codreanu as a gymnasium in 1858, being upgraded to a complete high school in 1864. It is the fourth high school established in Romania, after the ones in Bucharest, Iași, and Craiova. The present building of the school was inaugurated on April 27, 1886. It is listed as a Monument istoric, historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs (Romania), Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. Alumni *Nicolae Bagdasar *Martin Bercovici *Paul Bujor *Constantin Chiriță *Constantin Hamangiu *Ion Hobana *Raicu Ionescu-Rion *George Ivașcu *Vasile Pârvan *Alexandru Philippide *Ștefan Procopiu *Lucian Raicu *Gheorghe Tașcă *Gheorghe Vlădescu-Răcoasa *Alexandru Vlahuță *Ștefan Zeletin References External links Official website * Schools in Vaslui County Educational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bessarabia
Bessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coastal region and part of the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast covering a small area in the north. In the late 14th century, the newly established Principality of Moldavia encompassed what later became known as Bessarabia. Afterward, this territory was directly or indirectly, partly or wholly controlled by: the Ottoman Empire (as suzerain of Moldavia, with direct rule only in Budjak and Khotyn), the Russian Empire, Romania, the USSR. In the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), and the ensuing Treaty of Bucharest (1812), Peace of Bucharest, the eastern parts of the Moldavia, Principality of Moldavia, an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman vassal state, vassal, along with some areas formerly under direct Ottoman rule, were ceded to Imperial Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tighina
Bender (, ) or Bendery (, ; ), also known as Tighina ( mo-Cyrl, Тигина, links=no), is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under ''de facto'' control of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) (PMR) since 1992. It is located on the western bank of the river Dniester in the historical region of Bessarabia. Together with its suburb Proteagailovca, the city forms a municipality, which is separate from Transnistria (as an administrative unit of Moldova) according to Moldovan law. Bender is located in the buffer zone established at the end of the 1992 War of Transnistria. While the Joint Control Commission has overriding powers in the city, Transnistria has ''de facto'' administrative control. The fortress of Tighina was one of the important historic fortresses of the Principality of Moldova until 1812. Name First mentioned in 1408 as ''Tyagyanyakyacha'' () in a document in Old Slavonic (the term has Cuman origins), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brăila
Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The Sud-Est (development region), ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila. According to the 2021 Romanian census there were 154,686 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the List of cities and towns in Romania, 11th-most populous city in Romania and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, 9th-largest of all cities on the river Danube. The current mayor of Brăila is Viorel Marian Dragomir. History Origins Before 14th century, a small village existed in the place of today's Brăila, probably inhabited by fishermen and small merchants.Rădvan, p.248 The village fell to the Mongols during the 1241 Mongol invasion of Europe and it was under direct control of the rulers of Curtea de Argeș, Argeș in mid-14th century. A settlement called ''Drinago'' was found in several 14th century Catalan and Castillian portolan charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fălciu
Fălciu is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogdănești, Bozia, Copăceana, Fălciu, Odaia Bogdana, and Rânzești. The commune is a border crossing between Moldova and Romania. The Fălciu Nord train station is the terminus of CFR Rail Line 603, which starts in Bârlad Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad (river), Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret (river ... and goes through Murgeni. At the 2011 census, the commune had 5,103 inhabitants, of which 95.75% were ethnic Romanians. References * Communes in Vaslui County Localities in Western Moldavia Moldova–Romania border crossings Populated places on the Prut {{Vaslui-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berești
Berești is a town in Galați County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The town is situated in the southern part of the Moldavian Plateau, at an altitude of . It is located in the northeastern part of Galați County, at the junction of county roads DJ242A and DJ242B, about north of the county seat, Galați, on the border with Vaslui County. Natives * Paul Bujor (1862–1952), zoologist * Maria Grapini Maria Grapini (born 7 November 1954) is a Romanian businesswoman and politician. She served as the Deputy Minister in the Second Ponta cabinet. Since 2014, Grapini has been a Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Alliance of So ... (b. 1954), businesswoman and politician References Populated places in Galați County Towns in Romania Localities in Western Moldavia {{Galaţi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragomirești, Vaslui
Dragomirești is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It is composed of twelve villages: Băbuța, Belzeni, Boțoi, Ciuperca, Doagele, Dragomirești, Poiana Pietrei, Popești, Rădeni, Semenea, Tulești and Vladia. References * Communes in Vaslui County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Vaslui-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voinești, Vaslui
Voinești is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It is composed of eleven villages: Avrămești, Băncești, Corobănești, Gârdești, Mărășești, Obârșeni, Obârșenii Lingurari, Rugăria, Stâncășeni, Uricari and Voinești. References * Communes in Vaslui County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Vaslui-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murgeni
Murgeni is a town in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It had a population of 6,853 in 2021 and acquired town status in 2003. The town administers six villages: Cârja, Floreni, Lățești, Sărățeni, Schineni, and Raiu. Murgeni is located in the southeastern extremity of Vaslui County, on the right bank of the Prut River, which separates it from Moldova to the east. The city of Bârlad is to the west, while the county seat, Vaslui, is to the northwest. To the south is Galați County. The town is crossed by national road , which runs from Bârlad to Huși, some to the north. The Murgeni train station serves the CFR Rail Line 603, which joins Bârlad to Fălciu, further up on the Prut River. At the 2011 census, Murgeni had a population of 7,119; of those, 69.49% were ethnic Romanians and 19.44% Roma. According to the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 6,853, of which 58.92% were ethnic Romanians and 25.48% Roma. See also * List of towns in Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plopana
Plopana is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It is composed of nine villages: Budești, Dorneni, Fundu Tutovei, Ițcani, Plopana, Rusenii Răzești, Rusenii de Sus, Străminoasa and Țâgâra. References Communes in Bacău County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Bacău-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutova County
Tutova County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania with the city of Bârlad as Capital (political), capital. Geography Tutova County covered 2,498 km2 and was located in the central-eastern part of Greater Romania, in the south-eastern part of Moldavia. Currently, the territory that comprised Tutova County is now included primarily at present in Vaslui County, with some of its southern portions in Bacău County and Galați County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Vaslui County#Historical county, Vaslui County to the north, Fălciu County to the northeast, Cahul County (Romania), Cahul County to the east, Covurlui County to the south, and Tecuci County, Tecuci and Bacău County#Historical county, Bacău counties to the west. Administrative organization Administratively, Tutova County was initially divided into three districts (''plasă, plăși''): #Plasa Alexandru Vlahuță, headquartered at Puiești, Vaslui, Puiești #Plasa Monolache Epureanu, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
