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Tecuci | ||
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Municipality | ||
 Orthodox cathedral of Tecuci | ||
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 Location of Tecuci in Galați County | ||
| Country |
 Romania | |
| County |
 Galați | |
| Municipality | Tecuci | |
| First mentioned | 1435 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Daniel Gerhardt Țuchel (USL) | |
| Area | ||
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86.76 km2 (33.50 sq mi) | |
Tecuci is a city in the Galați 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 Galați, Bârlad and Mărășești.
History[]
The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce 1476 battle in between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans.[1]
Under the Romanian Kingdom, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.[1]
Economy[]
The city was famous for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustard factories.
Population[]
As of January 1, 2009, 42,468 inhabitants live within the city limits.[2]
| Historical population of Tecuci | |||||||||||||
| Year | Population | ||||||||||||
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| 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-Stoenescu
- Vintilă Dongoroz
- Bluma Finkelstein
- Calistrat Hogaş
- Iorgu Iordan
- Mihail Manoilescu
- Gheorghe Petrașcu
- N. Petrașcu
- Ion Petrovici
- Theodor Șerbănescu
- I. Valerian
Museums[]
- Tecuci Town Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Mixt Tecuci)
Links[]
References[]
- ^ a b
Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Tecuci". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă la 1.01.2009" (in Romanian). INSSE. May 19, 2009. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20stabila%20la%201%20ianuarie%202009%20si%2018.xls?download=true. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
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