Moineşti
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| County | Bacău County | ||
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| Status | Municipality | ||
| Mayor | Vasile Ailincăi, Social Democratic Party, since 2000 | ||
| Area | 46.04 km² | ||
| Population (1999) | 25,532 | ||
| Density | 554 inh/km² | ||
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| Web site | http://www.moinesti.ro/ | ||
Moineşti is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 24,210 as of 2002.
The name is derived from the Romanian word "moină", which means fallow or light rain. Moineşti once had a large Jewish community; in Jewish contexts the name is often given as Mojnescht.
[edit] History
- 1467 - First mention.
- 1783 - Moineşti depicted as a village on the Bawer map.
- 1832 - First mention as a market town. It had 188 houses and 588 inhabitants.
- 1921 - Moineşti was designated a comună urbană (urban commune - with its own coat of arms and local administration, but a step short of being considered a city).
- 2001 - Moineşti became a municipality.
[edit] People
- Tristan Tzara, founder of Dada
- Moses Rosen, Chief Rabbi of Romania from 1948 to 1994
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