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  2. Focșani - Wikipedia

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    Postal code. 620003–620177. Vehicle reg. VN. Website. www .focsani .info. Focșani ( Romanian: [fokˈʃanʲ] ⓘ; Yiddish: פֿאָקשאַן, romanized : Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. As of 2022, it has a population of 66,719.

  3. Focșani Gate - Wikipedia

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    Focșani Gate. The Focșani Gate ( fok-SHAN; Romanian: Poarta Focșani or Poarta Focșanilor) is a militarily and strategically vulnerable area in Romania and NATO. Located in the northeastern part of the Wallachian Plain, it spans an area of 80–85 kilometres (50–53 mi) east to west and about 60 km (37 mi) north to south on the territory of ...

  4. Battle of Focșani - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Focsani. The Battle of Focșani (also Battle of Fokschani or Battle of Focsani; Hungarian: Foksányi csata) took place during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) on 1 August 1789 (Old Style 21 July) between the Ottoman Empire and the alliance of the Russian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy near Focșani, Moldavia (now in Romania).

  5. Armistice of Focșani - Wikipedia

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    The Armistice of Focșani ( Romanian: Armistițiul de la Focșani, also called the Truce of Focșani) was an agreement that ended the hostilities between Romania (member of the Allied Powers) and the Central Powers in World War I. It was signed on 9 December 1917 in Focșani in Romania. The Carpatho-Danubian-Pontic Space on 9 December 1917 AD ...

  6. Alexandru Ioan Cuza National College (Focșani) - Wikipedia

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    Alexandru Ioan Cuza National College ( Romanian: Colegiul Național "Alexandru Ioan Cuza") is a high school in Focșani, Vrancea County, Romania. It was founded in 1864, after Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, enacted a Law on Education, establishing tuition-free and compulsory ...

  7. History of the flags of Romania - Wikipedia

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    The colors of the national flag of Romania ( Romanian: Drapelul României) has a long history, though the association of the three colors only dates to the 18th century. Red, yellow and blue were found on late 16th-century royal grants of Michael the Brave, as well as shields and banners. [1] Thus, the late 13th century Wijnbergen armorial ...

  8. Great Union Day - Wikipedia

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    Map of Romania in 1919 with new regions annexed to it. Great Union Day ( Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri, also called Unification Day [1] or National Day) is a national holiday in Romania, celebrated on 1 December, marking the unification of Transylvania, Bassarabia, and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom in 1918, something that is known as the ...

  9. Roads in Romania - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: motorways ( autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits. expressways ( drum expres – pl. drumuri expres) – colour: red; designation: DEx followed by one or two digits and an optional letter.