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Bârnova
Bârnova is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași Metropolitan Area. It is composed of six villages: Bârnova, Cercu, Păun, Pietrăria, Todirel, and Vișan. The commune is located in the southern part of the county, from Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ..., on the national road leading to Vaslui. See also * Bârnova Monastery * Trinitas Cross References Communes in Iași County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Iaşi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bârnova Monastery
The Bârnova Monastery () 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 National Register of Historic Monuments. The oldest tree 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 cou ... is the 675-year-old hybrid lime tree (declared Natural Monument), located in the courtyard of Bârnova Monastery. When the lime was about 57 years old and had about 14 centimetres in diameter, Iași was mentioned as an urban settlement, during the reign of Prince Alexander the Good (1408). References Historic monuments in Iași County Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Iași County Christian monasteries established in the 17th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Kingdom of Romania, Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". Still referred to as "The Moldavian Capital", Iași is the main economic and business centre of Romania's Moldavian region. In December 2018, Iași was officially declared the Historical Capital of Romania. At the 2021 Romanian censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinitas Cross
The Trinitas Cross is a Christian cross, 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 in Romania. Due to its height and because it is lit at night, the cross is visible from almost any point of Iași and tens of kilometers away, even in places to the left of the Prut River in Moldova. History At the initiative of Patriarch Daniel of Romania in July 2006, on the hill near the Păun village, the work began on the raising of a metal cross which would have at its top a broadcast antenna of Radio Trinitas (a radio station founded in 1998 by the then-Metropolitan Daniel). The monument was erected in accordance with regulations, and taking into consideration the fact that all aircraft landing at Iași International Airport pass over the hill. The cross has a metallic frame of , equivalent to a block of 10 floors an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 county). Geography This county has a total area of . It lies on a plain between the Siret River and the Prut River. Two other rivers run through the county: the Bahlui River (on the banks of which lies the city of Iași) and the Jijia River. Neighbours * Republic of Moldova to the east - Ungheni District. * Neamț County to the west. * Botoșani County and Suceava County to the northwest. * Vaslui County to the south. Demographics At the 2021 census Iași County had a population of 760,774. At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 772,348. According to the 2012 data provided by the County Population Register Service, the total registered population of the county was 873,662 people. * Romanians – 97.61% * Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași Metropolitan Area
The Iași metropolitan area is a metropolitan association in Iași County, Romania. It consists of the municipality of Iași and 19 nearby communes. Geography With an area of , the Iași metropolitan area occupies 21.2% of Iași County's total area of . History Iași metropolitan area was constituted on 8 April 2004, to create a better business environment, to attract more consistent investments and to better coordinate environmental and infrastructure projects. Demographics Per the 2021 census, the Iași metropolitan area has 423,154 inhabitants, 55.6% of Iași County's total population of 760,774. As defined by Eurostat, with 500,668 residents (), the Iași functional urban area is the second most populous in Romania (after Bucharest). Transportation Iași is served by Iași International Airport. Major roads in Iași are national roads DN24 and DN28, which are both part of European routes E58 and E583. CTP Iași offers transport services for the Iași Metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
