Păulești is a
commune in
Vrancea County
Vrancea () is a county (județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov (Siret), Milcov River, is in Muntenia.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, 2 ...
,
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 ...
, with a population of 1,815 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, Hăulișca and Păulești. These were part of
Tulnici
Tulnici is a commune in Vrancea County, 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 ...
Commune until 2003, when they were split off.
A
wayside cross
A wayside cross is a cross by a footpath, track or road, at an intersection, along the edge of a field or in a forest. It can be made of wood, stone or metal. Stone crosses may also be conciliation crosses. Often they serve as waymarks for wal ...
in Hăulișca, built in 1937, commemorates the soldiers who died in World War I.
Natives
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Leopoldina Bălănuță
Leopoldina Bălănuță (; 10 December 1934 – 14 October 1998) was a Romanian actress.
Biography
She was born in her grandparents' house in Hăulișca, Vrancea County, the daughter of Neculai Bălănuță, a priest, and Sanda. She was a 1958 ...
(1934–1998), actress
References
Communes in Vrancea County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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