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
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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 ...
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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 ...
. It is composed of six villages: Icușeni, Joldești, Poiana, Vorona, Vorona Mare and Vorona-Teodoru.
The commune is located in the southwestern corner of the county, on the border with
Suceava County
Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...
, some south of the county seat,
Botoșani
Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa.
Origin of the ...
Suceava Plateau
Suceava Plateau () is a geographic area in northeastern Romania (parts of Suceava, Botoșani, Iași, and Neamț counties), and southwestern Ukraine (parts of Chernivtsi Oblast). The Suceava Plateau comprises the northwestern part of the Moldavian ...
. It lies on the banks of the
Siret River
The Siret or Sireth (, , , ) is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is long,Vorona.
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Vorona Monastery
Vorona Monastery is an Orthodox Monastery in Romania, situated on the territory of Vorona, Botoșani, Vorona commune (Botoșani County). It is set amidst a forest 2 km away from Vorona village. It is listed as a Monument istoric, historic monu ...