Ibanesti, Vaslui
Encyclopedia
Ibăneşti is a commune located in Vaslui County
, Romania
, with a population of approximately 1,500. It is composed of three villages: Ibăneşti, Mânzaţi and Puţu Olarului.
Ibăneşti Commune was dissolved in 1968. At the time, it included Ghicani village, now part of Alexandru Vlahuţă
, to which Ibăneşti Commune was then absorbed. It was re-established in December 2003.
In 1889, on land near Mânzaţi, researcher Grigore Ştefănescu discovered the fossilized skeleton of a Mammoth
from the species Deinotherium
gigantissimum. The fossil, belonging to a juvenile, is 4.5 m high and 3.5 m long. It is exhibited at the Grigore Antipa Bucharest Natural History Museum, mounted in 1906 by Belgian restorer L. F. de Pauw. This copy is now one of the most important displays at the museum. In 2005, the land where it was discovered was declared a paleontological subject of national interest.
Vaslui County
Vaslui is a county of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 455,049 and the population density was 86/km².*Romanians - over 98%*Romas, other-Geography:...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, with a population of approximately 1,500. It is composed of three villages: Ibăneşti, Mânzaţi and Puţu Olarului.
History
Among the villages that make up the commune, Mânzaţi is the oldest. Located seven miles from Ibăneşti, it was named after cneaz Toader Manzat, mentioned in chronicles of Stephen III the Great. It was first mentioned in a document issued April 24, 1434. Currently, the act is kept in the Central State Archive of Warsaw, in a section on Moldova.Ibăneşti Commune was dissolved in 1968. At the time, it included Ghicani village, now part of Alexandru Vlahuţă
Alexandru Vlahuta, Vaslui
Alexandru Vlahuță is a commune in Vaslui County, Romania. The commune is named for native son, writer Alexandru Vlahuță . It is composed of four villages: Alexandru Vlahuţă, Buda, Ghicani and Morăreni. It also administers Dealu Secării and Florești villages, legally part of Poienești Commune...
, to which Ibăneşti Commune was then absorbed. It was re-established in December 2003.
Sites
Mânzaţi village features the ruins of a church built around 1761, restored in 1910 and demolished after 1940.In 1889, on land near Mânzaţi, researcher Grigore Ştefănescu discovered the fossilized skeleton of a Mammoth
Mammoth
A mammoth is any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus. These proboscideans are members of Elephantidae, the family of elephants and mammoths, and close relatives of modern elephants. They were often equipped with long curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair...
from the species Deinotherium
Deinotherium
Deinotherium , also called the Hoe tusker, was a large prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that appeared in the Middle Miocene and continued until the Early Pleistocene. During that time it changed very little...
gigantissimum. The fossil, belonging to a juvenile, is 4.5 m high and 3.5 m long. It is exhibited at the Grigore Antipa Bucharest Natural History Museum, mounted in 1906 by Belgian restorer L. F. de Pauw. This copy is now one of the most important displays at the museum. In 2005, the land where it was discovered was declared a paleontological subject of national interest.
Residents
- Stelian Baboi, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, born September 12, 1938, d. 2004 - Constantin ChiriţăConstantin ChiritaConstantin Chiriţǎ was a Romanian writer.His work includes mainly writings for the young public, and still is very popular today among adolescents in Romania....
, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, born March 12, 1925, died November 14, 1991