Paşcani

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Paşcani
County Iaşi County
Status Municipality
Mayor Neculai Răţoi, Social Democratic Party, since 1982
Population (2002) 42,172
Geographical coordinates 47°14′58″N, 26°43′38″E
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.