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Tecuci
Encyclopedia
Tecuci is a city in the Galaţi county
of Romania
(in the historical region of Moldavia
), situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River
, and at the junction of railways from Galaţi
, Bârlad
and Mărăşeşti
.
and the Ottomans
.
Under the Romanian Kingdom
, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.
factories.
Galati County
Galaţi is a county of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galaţi.-History:Historically Galaţi is part of Moldavia...
of 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...
(in the historical region of 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...
), situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River
Bârlad River
The Bârlad is a river in eastern Romania, a tributary of the Siret River. Its total length is 207 km. Its source is in the low hills between the Siret and Prut rivers, southwest of Iaşi. It flows generally south, through the cities of Negreşti, Vaslui, Bârlad and Tecuci. The Bârlad river flows...
, and at the junction of railways from Galaţi
Galati
Galați is a city and municipality in Romania, the capital of Galați County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, in the close vicinity of Brăila, Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port....
, Bârlad
Bârlad
Bârlad is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Bârlad River, which waters the high plains of eastern Moldavia....
and Mărăşeşti
Marasesti
Mărăşeşti is a small town in Romania in Vrancea County. It is north of Focşani. It administers six villages: Călimăneşti, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu and Tişiţa.King Milan I of Serbia was born in Mărăşeşti on 22 August 1854....
.
History
The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce 1476 battle in between Moldavian Prince Stephen the GreatStephen III of Moldavia
Stephen III of Moldavia was Prince of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504 and the most prominent representative of the House of Mușat.During his reign, he strengthened Moldavia and maintained its independence against the ambitions of Hungary, Poland, and the...
and the Ottomans
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
Under the Romanian Kingdom
Kingdom of Romania
The Kingdom of Romania was the Romanian state based on a form of parliamentary monarchy between 13 March 1881 and 30 December 1947, specified by the first three Constitutions of Romania...
, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.
Economy
The city was famous for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustardMustard (condiment)
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant...
factories.
Population
As of January 1, 2009, 42,468 inhabitants live within the city limits.Historical population of Tecuci | |||||||||||||
Year | Population | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 13,401 | ||||||||||||
1912 | 14,927 | ||||||||||||
1930 census | 17,172 | ||||||||||||
1948 census | 20,292 | ||||||||||||
1956 census | 23,400 | ||||||||||||
1966 census | 28,454 | ||||||||||||
1977 census | 36,143 | ||||||||||||
1992 census | 46,825 | ||||||||||||
2002 census | 42,094 | ||||||||||||
2009 estimate | 42,468 |
Natives
- Mihai Berza
- Henri Cihoski
- Elena Caragiani-StoenescuElena Caragiani-StoenescuElena Caragiani-Stoienescu is the first woman aviator in Romania..Her first flight occurred in 1912, accompanied by her horse riding instructor Mircea Zorileanu, and her no 1591 license was achieved from the International Aeronautical Federation, in 1914, in France.- Bibliography :Firoiu, V.,...
- Vintilă Dongoroz
- Bluma Finkelstein
- Calistrat Hogaş
- Iorgu IordanIorgu IordanIorgu Iordan was a Romanian linguist, philologist, diplomat, journalist, and left-wing agrarian, later communist, politician. The author of works on a large variety of topics, most of them dealing with issues of the Romanian language and Romance languages in general, he was elected a full member...
- Mihail ManoilescuMihail ManoilescuMihail Manoilescu was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940...
- Gheorghe PetraşcuGheorghe PetrascuGheorghe Petraşcu was a Romanian painter. He won numerous prizes throughout his lifetime and had his paintings exhibited posthumously at the Paris International Exhibition and the Venice Biennale. He was the brother of N. Petraşcu, a literary critic and novelist.-External links:**...
- N. PetraşcuN. PetrascuN. Petraşcu or Pĕtraşcu was a Romanian journalist, essayist, literary critic, novelist, and memoirist...
- Ion PetroviciIon PetroviciIon Petrovici , Romanian philosopher, essayist, memorialist, writer, orator, and politician, professor at University of Iaşi, member of the Romanian Academy, former Ministry of National Education, a leading figure in Romanian culture, was one of those scholars, men of art, culture, and science,...
- Theodor Şerbănescu
- I. Valerian