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  2. Bârlad - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.primariabarlad.ro. Bârlad (Romanian pronunciation: [bɨrˈlad] ⓘ) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting the Prut; both reunite at Galați.

  3. Bârlad Ghetto - Wikipedia

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    The suffering of the local Jews increased during the period of Iron Guard rule over Romania (National Legionary State).In November 1940, all Jewish men were captured for forced labor; shortly thereafter, the academics among them were released as a result of protests by Romanian academics, who threatened that they too would come to work with their Jewish colleagues. [2]

  4. Vaslui County - Wikipedia

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    RO-VS. GDP (nominal) US$ 1.572 billion (2015) GDP per capita. US$ 3,975 (2015) Website. County Council. County Prefecture. Vaslui County (Romanian pronunciation: [vasˈluj]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Western Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.

  5. Vaslui - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2021 census, there were 63,035 people living within the city of Vaslui, [3] making it the 40th largest city in Romania. The ethnic makeup was as follows: 98.63% Romanians, 1.19% Romani people, 0.06% Lipovans, and 0.12% other.

  6. Battle of Vaslui - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Vaslui (also referred to as the Battle of Podul Înalt or the Battle of Racova) was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha. The battle took place at Podul Înalt ("the High Bridge"), near the town of Vaslui, in Moldavia (now part of eastern Romania).

  7. Comturist - Wikipedia

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    Comturist was the name of the hard currency luxury shops that existed in Communist Romania, managed by the Ministry of Tourism. [1] After the 1989 Romanian revolution, these stores became obsolete and were sold off in 1991 to private business owners; as a result of this sale by auction, the Comturist name is still in existence today in a more limited capacity as a chain of duty-free stores.

  8. Făt Frumos (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    Făt Frumos was a semimonthly literary magazine published in Bârlad, Romania. Covering political, economic and literary topics, was first printed on 15 March 1904 at the C. D. Lupaşcu printing shop. The chief editors were George Tutoveanu and D. Nanu, and, at a later date Corneliu Moldovanu and Anastasie Mândru. The last issue of the ...

  9. Bârlad Plateau - Wikipedia

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    Bârlad Plateau. Bârlad Plateau ( Romanian: Podișului Bârladului) is a geographic area in eastern Romania. It is the south central part of the Moldavian Plateau. Although occasionally has heights over 500 m (1,600 ft), it is generally sloped from north at 400 m (1,300 ft) to the south at 200 m (660 ft). The river Bârlad and its tributaries ...