Bârlad
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- This article is about the city. For the river, see: Bârlad River
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County | Vaslui County | ||
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Status | Municipality | ||
Mayor | Constantin Constantinescu, Social Democratic Party, since 2004 | ||
Population (2002) | 78,633 | ||
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Web site | http://www.primariabarlad.ro/ |
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.
At Bârlad the railway from Iaşi diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting the Prut; both reunite at Galaţi. Along with a maze of narrow and winding streets, Bârlad features several notable modern buildings, including the hospital administered by the Saint Spiridion Foundation of Iaşi.
In the vicinity of the city there are traces of a Roman camp.
[edit] Population
[edit] Natives
- Constantin Aur
- Mihail Christodulo Cerkez
- N. D. Cocea
- Manolache Costache Epureanu
- Elena Farago
- Leonte Filipescu
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
- Max Goldstein
- Ernest Juvara
- Alexandru I. Philippide
- Victor Ion Popa
- Ştefan Procopiu
- Andreea Răducan
- Nicolae Tonitza