Hănești 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 ...

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. It is composed of five villages: Borolea, Hănești, Moara Jorii, Sărata-Basarab and Slobozia Hănești. The population is 2844 people, and the commune has an area of 6052 ha. The commune has three primary schools and five secondary schools.

History

The first recorded usage of the name Hănești appears in a document by military leader

Petru Rareș Petru Rareș (; – 3 September 1546) or Petru IV was twice voivode of Moldavia from 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and from 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born (probably at Hârlău) to Stephen III of ...

dated April 11, 1546.

Geography

The Bașeu River runs through Hănești Commune, discharging into the

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near

Ștefănești, Botoșani Ștefănești (, ) is a small town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers four nearby villages: Bădiuți, Bobulești, Stânca and Ștefănești-Sat. The town is located near the point where the Bașeu River discharges in ...

. A man-made lake known as "Lake Hănești" ("iazul Hănești" in Romanian), used for

pisciculture Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial animal husbandry, breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial pen (enclosure), enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled ...

, was created on the Bașeu River using land between Hănești Commune and Vlăsinești Commune at .

Demographics

At the 2021 census Hănești had a population of 2,562; of those, (67.56%) were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, (25.14%)

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, and (7,3%) unknown. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,176 inhabitants, of which (96.73%) were Romanians, (0.04%) others, and (3,21%) unknown.

Natives

* Teofil Vâlcu (1931-1993), actor * Constantin Cojocaru (1945-2024), actor

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanesti Communes in Botoșani County Localities in Western Moldavia