Copălău is a
commune in
Botoșani County
Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neighbouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the county seat at Botoșani.
Demographics
As of 1st of December 20 ...
,
Western Moldavia
Western Moldavia (, ''Moldova de Apus'', or , also known as Moldavia, is the core historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1878, the P ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of three villages: Cerbu, Copălău, and Cotu. It included four other villages until 2003, when these were detached to form
Coșula
Coșula is a commune in Botoșani 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 t ...
commune.
Geography
The commune is situated on the
Moldavian Plain, on the banks of the river
Miletin. It is located in the southern part of the county, from the county seat,
Botoșani. To the north, Copălău borders
Sulița commune, to the south and east the town of
Flămânzi, and to the west and northwest Coșula and
Bălușeni communes.
Copălău garlic
It is said that the garlic of Copălău is the best in Romania. Continuing a tradition that dates back centuries, more than 40% of the locals cultivate the subspecies of ''
Allium sativum
Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion, and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. Garlic is native to ...
''; the bulbs are medium-sized and oval, weighing about , with only 4 to 5 cloves. Considered unique due to the soil's quality, the Copălău garlic has gained fame both nationally and internationally; as a result, authorities are preparing to register it as a product with a
protected geographical indication
Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and Traditional food, traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG), promote ...
.
Natives
*
Adriana Bazon (b. 1963), rower
*
Florica Lavric (1962–2014), rower
References
Communes in Botoșani County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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