Paltinis, Botosani
Encyclopedia
Păltiniş is a commune
in Botoşani County
, Romania
. It is composed of four villages: Cuzlău, Horodiştea, Păltiniş and Slobozia.
Horodiştea village is situated at 48º15'N, this is the northernmost point in Romania.
The original cluster was composed of four oak trees. The trees formed a rectangle with its corners roughly pointing at the main cardinal points
(N, S, E, W). Three of these oak trees were still standing as recently as 2005; the fourth was still standing in 1999, but was later removed; by then it had been severely damaged by disease. The trees are at least 100 feet (30 meters) tall.
The trees are locally known as "Stejarii lui Ştefan cel Mare" (Stephen the Great's Oak Trees). They roughly mark the halfway point on the route between Suceava
(Stephen's seat) and the Hotin Fortress (Khotyn
, now Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine). Hotin was the strongest fort on the northern border of medieval Moldavia
. Local lore states Stephen the Great stopped over at least once at this forest location; on one particular occasion four acorns were planted "at the corners of Stephen's table", from which acorns the trees ensued. An undated water well can be found nearby.
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
in Botoşani County
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
, 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...
. It is composed of four villages: Cuzlău, Horodiştea, Păltiniş and Slobozia.
Horodiştea village is situated at 48º15'N, this is the northernmost point in Romania.
Sights
A small cluster of century-old oak trees (dating approximately from the second half of the 15th century) is located in the neighboring forest of Teioasa, about 3km NW from Păltiniş.The original cluster was composed of four oak trees. The trees formed a rectangle with its corners roughly pointing at the main cardinal points
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(N, S, E, W). Three of these oak trees were still standing as recently as 2005; the fourth was still standing in 1999, but was later removed; by then it had been severely damaged by disease. The trees are at least 100 feet (30 meters) tall.
The trees are locally known as "Stejarii lui Ştefan cel Mare" (Stephen the Great's Oak Trees). They roughly mark the halfway point on the route between Suceava
Suceava
Suceava is the Suceava County seat in Bukovina, Moldavia region, in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1388 to 1565.-History:...
(Stephen's seat) and the Hotin Fortress (Khotyn
Khotyn
Khotyn is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, and is the administrative center of Khotyn Raion within the oblast, and is located south-west of Kamianets-Podilskyi. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, it has a population of 11,124...
, now Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine). Hotin was the strongest fort on the northern border of medieval Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
. Local lore states Stephen the Great stopped over at least once at this forest location; on one particular occasion four acorns were planted "at the corners of Stephen's table", from which acorns the trees ensued. An undated water well can be found nearby.