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Prostitution in Romania is not itself criminalized, although associated activities, such as procuring, are criminal offenses, and solicitation is a contravention punishable by fines. In the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century there were legalized brothels , but these were closed by the communist regime in the late 1940s ...
East–West Motorway (Romania) The A8 motorway ( Romanian: Autostrada A8 ), also known as The Union Motorway ( Romanian: Autostrada Unirii [2]) or the East-West Motorway ( Romanian: Autostrada Est-Vest [3]) is a planned motorway in Romania, that will cross the Eastern Carpathians to connect the historical regions of Moldavia and Transylvania.
The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University ( Romanian: Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iași; acronym: TUIASI) is a public university located in Iași, Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. Classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university, it has the oldest tradition in Romania in ...
Jewish population in Romania according to the 1930 census Workers remove corpses of Jewish victims deported from Iași following pogrom. The Iași pogrom (Romanian pronunciation: ⓘ, sometimes anglicized as Jassy) was a series of pogroms launched by governmental forces under Marshal and Conducător Ion Antonescu in the Romanian city of Iași against its Jewish community, which lasted from 29 ...
657-square-metre (7,000 sq ft) The Beth Israel Synagogue in Brasov (Hebrew: בית ישראל), stands at 29 Poarta Șchei Street in the center of Brasov, Romania, behind the street front, on a plot surrounded by houses. The synagogue still plays a ritual role. The building complex includes a community seat and a kosher restaurant.
Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) (now IAR S.A. Brașov) or Romanian Aeronautic Industry in English, is a Romanian aerospace manufacturer. [2] It is based in Ghimbav, near Brașov, Romania. IAR was founded in 1925 with the aid of the Romanian government, which sought to reduce reliance on foreign companies to supply the Royal Romanian Air ...
Predeal (pronounced [preˈde̯al]; Hungarian: Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Muntenia, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, Muntenia at an elevation of over 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The town administers three villages: Pârâul Rece, Timișu de Jos, and Timișu de Sus.
Labor uprisings sprouted in the major industrial centers of Cluj-Napoca (November 1986) and Nicolina, Iași (February 1987), culminating in a massive strike in Brașov, one of the largest cities in Romania. Ceaușescu's draconian economic measures sought to curb food and energy consumption and reduce worker's wages.