Paşcani
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For other uses, see Paşcani (disambiguation).
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County | Iaşi County | ||
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Status | Municipality | ||
Mayor | Neculai Răţoi, Social Democratic Party, since 1982 | ||
Population (2002) | 42,172 | ||
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Web site | http://www.pascani.ro/ |
Paşcani is a city in Iaşi County in the Moldova region of Romania on the Siret river. As of 2002, it has a population of 42,172.
The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Paşca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel The Place Where Nothing Happened takes place.