Onești

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Onești (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx), formerly known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej,[1] is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 34,005 inhabitants as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Moldavia.

Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzești form part of Onești.

History

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Onești in 1965

The locality was documentary attested as a village on 14 December 1458. In 1952, the communist authorities decided to build a large petrochemical industrial platform (Borzești Petrochemical Plant) and a new related city in the area of Onești and Borzești villages. Borzești, according to legend, was the birthplace of Stephen III of Moldavia. It is the site of the Borzești Church, which was built on his orders in 1493–1494.[2]

At the death of the Communist leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in March 1965, Onești was renamed Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, but the name was changed back in 1990[1] shortly after the Romanian Revolution.

Above the borough Malu, on the right-hand side of the river Cașin, were discovered archaeological fragments from a settlement dating from the Neolithic Age.[3]

Demographics

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At the 2011 census, Onești had 39,172 inhabitants, of which 90.29% were Romanians, 1.39% Roma, 0.53% Hungarians, and 0.13% Greeks. According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality of Onești amounts to 34,005 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2011, when 39,172 inhabitants were recorded. The majority of the residents are Romanian (79.75%), while for 19.77%, their ethnic affiliation is unknown. From a confessional point of view, the majority of inhabitants are Orthodox (69.43%), with a Roman Catholic minority (7.87%), and for 20.69%, their confessional affiliation is unknown.Page Module:Historical populations/styles.css has no content.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1930 3,828—    
1956 11,253+194.0%
1966 35,663+216.9%
1977 41,738+17.0%
1992 58,810+40.9%
2002 51,681−12.1%
2011 39,172−24.2%
2021 34,005−13.2%
Source: Census data

Economy

Borzești is a neighborhood in the southeast of Onești, under separate administration until 1968.[4] The Borzești Petrochemical Plant is located there.[5][6]

Geography

Onești is located in the Tazlău-Cașin Depression of the Eastern Carpathians at an average altitude of 210 metres (690 ft).[7] It lies at the confluence of the rivers Trotuș, Cașin, Oituz, and Tazlău, some 60 km (37 mi) southwest of the county capital, Bacău. The city is crossed by the European road E574 and by the national roads DN11A and DN12A that connect it to Bucharest, to the northern part of the country, and to Transylvania. Rail connections are made through the Căile Ferate Române network, and the proposed A13 Brașov–Bacău Motorway will link the city to the rest of Romania's highway network as a second connection to the country's major cities.

Climate

The climate of Onești is temperate-continental, with temperatures ranging from -25 °C (though in recent decades this value is rarely recorded) in winter to +35 °C in summer, with an average annual temperature of 9.2°C, and annual precipitation totaling 654 mm. The most frequent winds blow from the west and south-west. The vegetation is specific to the temperate-continental zone: conifers, deciduous trees, and climbing plants, as well as rare plants found in the Perchiu reserve (SCI site), a protected natural area included in the site of community importance - Dealul Perchiu.

The highest recorded temperature is +40.8 °C (105.4 °F), on 5 July 1916, and the lowest is -29.6 °C (−21.3 °F) on 25 January 1942. On the 17th December 1989, Onești recorded a temperature of 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), just 0.1°C lower than Romania's national record of 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), set at Câmpina in 1985.[8][9][10]Script error: No such module "weather box".

Culture

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of the city, whose inhabitants are predominantly Romanian Orthodox. St. Nicholas Day, 6 December, is the municipal day of Onești.[3]

Popular tourist attractions are Perchiu Hill and the Hero Cross from atop the aforementioned hill, the Municipal History Museum, a steel monument dedicated to the Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu, and the city park.[13]

Administration and politics

The municipality of Onești is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 19 councilors. The mayor, Adrian Jilcu, from the Social Democratic Party, has been in office since 1 November 2024. Following the 2024 local elections, the local council has the following composition by political party:

Party Councilors Council Composition
Social Democratic Party 10
10 / 19
National Liberal Party 5
5 / 19
Save Romania Union 2
2 / 19
Alliance for the Union of Romanians 2
2 / 19

Neighborhoods

  • Sat Catolic
  • Buhoci
  • Borzești
  • Slobozia
  • TCR
  • Mal
  • Dallas
  • Belci
  • Cuciur
  • ANL
  • Poiana Nouă
  • Termo
  • Cvartal

Mayors

  • Emil Lemnaru (PSD), 1996–2012
  • Victor-Laurențiu Neghină (PSD), 2012–2015
  • Alexandru Cristea (UNPR), 2015–2016
  • Nicolae Gnatiuc (PSD), 2016–2020
  • Victor-Laurențiu Neghină (PMP), 2020–2024
  • Adrian Jilcu (PSD), 2024–2028

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

See also

Notes

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rozalia & Teodor Verde (July 2003). Monografia Municipiului Onești – în date și evenimente. Onești. p. 12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Onesti Online". www.onestionline.ro. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rozalia & Teodor Verde (July 2003). Monografia Municipiului Onești – în date și evenimente. Onești. p. 51.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ioan Șandru, Constantin V. Toma, Nicu Aur (1989). Orașele Trotușene – Studiu de geografie umană II. Bacău: Întreprinderea Poligrafică Bacău. p. 190.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pintilie, Rusu (1980). Județele Patriei – Județul Bacău. Sport-Turism București. p. 158.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Anuarul statistic al județului Bacău" (PDF). INSSE. 2019. p. 27.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."climate-data.org, 1999-2019".
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Strategia de dezvoltare a orașului Târgu Ocna 2021-2027" (PDF). www.orasul-targuocna.ro. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Relevés météo archivés du dimanche 17 décembre 1989 à Tirgu Ocna - Roumanie | archived weather records in Tirgu Ocna - Infoclimat". www.infoclimat.fr. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  11. ^ https://meteomanz.com/sy3?l=1&ind=15194&m1=07&y1=2014&m2=02&y2=2026
  12. ^ https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/annee/1980/tirgu-ocna/valeurs/15194.html
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Info Tour. www.infotour.ro. Retrieved 2026-01-23".
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Municipiul Onești s-a înfrățit cu orașul Streșeni din Republica Moldova". Timpul (in română). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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