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Pașcani
Pașcani () is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. , it has a population of 30,766. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni. The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Pașca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel ''The Place Where Nothing Happened'' takes place. An important local site is the Church of the Holy Archangels. Pașcani is a key node in the Căile Ferate Române rail network; its train station serves the CFR main lines 500 and 600. Natives * Octavian Nemescu (1940–2020), composer * Visarion Puiu (1879–1964), metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church * Neculai Rățoi (1939–2016), politician who served as the mayor of Pașcani from 1981 to 2008 * Mihail Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihail Sadoveanu
Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting President of Romania, head of state for the Communist Romania, communist republic (1947–1948 and 1958). One of the most prolific Romanian language, Romanian-language writers, he is remembered mostly for his Historical novel, historical and adventure novels, as well as for his nature writing. An author whose career spanned five decades, Sadoveanu was an early associate of the traditionalist magazine ''Sămănătorul'', before becoming known as a Literary realism, Realist writer and an adherent to the Poporanism, Poporanist current represented by ''Viața Românească'' journal. His books, critically acclaimed for their vision of age-old solitude and natural abundance, are generally set in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Moldavia, building on theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neculai Rățoi
Neculai Rățoi (March 15, 1939 – April 25, 2016) was a Romanian politician who served as the mayor of Pașcani from 1981–2008 and as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania from 2008 to 2012. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. Rățoi worked for many years as a locomotive engineer at the CFR Depot Pașcani. He was decorated in February 1973 with the Order of Labor, 1st class. References External links Neculai Rățoion Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ... official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratoi, Neculai 1939 births 2016 deaths People from Pașcani Mayors of places in Romania Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies alumni 20th-century Romanian politicians 21st-century Romanian politicians Social Democratic Party (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visarion Puiu
Visarion Puiu (; sometimes Bessarion in French; born Victor Puiu on 27 February 1879 in Pașcani, Romania – 10 August 1964 in Paris or Viels-Maisons, France) was a metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church. During World War II, at a time when Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany, he served as the leading Eastern Orthodox clergyman in occupied Transnistria, a territory where several hundred thousand Jews were murdered. In August 1944, when Romania switched sides, he took refuge in Nazi Germany. After the war, he lived in Italy and Switzerland before finally settling in France. In 1946, he was sentenced to death ''in absentia'' by the Bucharest People's Tribunal. He created the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Western Europe under the authority of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and for a few years played an important role in the Romanian diaspora. The in Bucharest defrocked Puiu in 1950, but posthumously restored him among its clergy in 1990. Puiu's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasile Vasilenco
Ion Vasilenco (January 20, 1926 in Pașcani – March 13, 1977 in Chișinău) was a literary critic from Moldova. He graduated from Moldova State University in 1951 and got his PhD in 1956. He was one of the most influential literary critic in Moldavian SSR. Vladimir BeșleagăConștiința națională sub regimul comunist totalitar (VII) - (R.S.S.M. 1956-1963) Works * Opere alese (1955) * Izbrannoe (1959) * Studies on Constantin Stere Constantin G. Stere or Constantin Sterea (Romanian language, Romanian; , ''Konstantin Yegorovich Stere'' or Константин Георгиевич Стере, ''Konstantin Georgiyevich Stere''; also known under his pen name ''Șărcăleanu''; ..., Andrei Lupan, Emilian Bukov, George Meniuc * Istoria literaturii moldovenești (Vol.1, 1958) * Schiță asupra istoriei literaturii sovietice moldovenești(1963) * Din trecutul cultural și literar al poporului moldovenesc(1969) References Bibliography * ''Literatura și arta Moldovei'' Enci ... [...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] |
Căile Ferate Române Line 600
Line 600 is one of Căile Ferate Române, CFR's main lines in Romania having a total length of . The main line, connecting Făurei (on the Căile Ferate Române Line 700, line from Bucharest to Galați) with the Moldovan border near Ungheni, passes through Tecuci, Bârlad, Vaslui, and Iași. Main and secondary lines * References Railway lines in Romania Standard-gauge railways in Romania Cross-border railway lines in Moldova Cross-border railway lines in Romania {{DEFAULTSORT:Caile Ferate Romane Line 600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căile Ferate Române Line 500
Line 500 is one of Căile Ferate Române's main lines in Romania, having a total length of . The main line, connecting Bucharest with the Ukrainian border near Chernivtsi, passes through the important cities of Ploiești, Buzău, Focșani, Adjud, Bacău, Roman, Pașcani, and Suceava Suceava () is a Municipiu, city in northeastern Romania. The seat of Suceava County, it is situated in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia, Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is the largest urban .... Secondary lines References Railway lines in Romania Standard-gauge railwa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavian Nemescu
Octavian Nemescu (29 March 1940 – 6 November 2020) was a Romanian composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, electroacoustic, multimedia, metamusic, imaginary and ritual works. Born in Pașcani, Nemescu studied from 1956 to 1963 at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where he took composition with Mihail Jora, harmony with Paul Constantinescu and orchestration with Alexandru Pașcanu and Anatol Vieru. In 1972 he participated in the Darmstadt summer courses. From 1971 to 1978 he taught music analysis and counterpoint at the Transilvania University of Brașov. Until 1990 he was professor of counterpoint, harmony and music history at the George Enescu National University of Arts in Iași. Since then he was a professor of composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest. Nemescu died in Bucharest at age 80. He was the father of the Romanian film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Archangels, Pașcani
The Church of the Holy Archangels () is a Romanian Orthodox church located at Aleea Parcului 5, Pașcani, Romania. Dating from 1664 and dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ..., it is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Church of the Holy Archangels, Pascani Pașcani Historic monuments in Iași County Churches completed in 1664 Romanian Orthodox churches in Iași County 1664 establishments in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities In Romania
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses. For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals. The list includes major cities with the status of ''municipiu'' (103 in total), as well as cities and towns with the status of ''oraș'' (216 in total). Romania has 319 cities and towns: one city with over 1 million inhabitants, 17 other cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, 153 cities with a population between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, 110 towns between 5,000 and 10,000 inhabitants, and 38 towns with less than 5,000 inhabitants. Complete list See also * Metropolitan areas in Romania * List of cities in Europe * List of city listings by country References {{Authority control * Cities in Romania Towns in Romania Romania 2 Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipiu
A municipiu (from Latin ''municipium''; English: municipality) is a level of administrative subdivision in Romania and Moldova, roughly equivalent to city in some English-speaking world, English-speaking countries. In Romania, this status is given to towns that are large and urbanized; at present, there are 103 ''municipii''. There is no clear benchmark regarding the status of ''municipiu'' even though it applies to localities which have a sizeable population, usually above 15,000, and extensive urban infrastructure. Localities that do not meet these loose guidelines are classified only as towns (''orașe''), or if they are not urban areas, as Commune in Romania, communes (''comune''). Cities are governed by a mayor and local council. There are no official administrative subdivisions of cities even though, unofficially, municipalities may be divided into quarters/districts (''cartiere'' in Romanian language, Romanian). The exception to this is Bucharest, which has a status simila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
