Tecuci
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Tecuci (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
History
The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce battle in 1476 between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans.[1]
Under the Kingdom of Romania, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.[1]
Economy
The city was famous[when?] for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustard factories.
Climate
Climate in Tecuci is defined as Dfb (Humid continental climate with warm summers), bordering a Dfa (Humid continental climate with hot summers).
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Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 5,769 | — |
| 1900 | 13,401 | +132.3% |
| 1912 | 14,927 | +11.4% |
| 1930 | 17,172 | +15.0% |
| 1948 | 20,292 | +18.2% |
| 1956 | 23,400 | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 28,454 | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 36,143 | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 46,825 | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 42,012 | −10.3% |
| 2011 | 34,871 | −17.0% |
| 2021 | 32,801 | −5.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
As of the 2011 census, there were 34,871 inhabitants who lived within the city limits, of which 83.2% were Romanians and 4.3% Roma.[3] At the 2021 census, Tecuci had a population of 32,801; of those, 74.17% were Romanians and 3.69% Roma.[4]
Natives
- Nina Arbore (1888–1942), painter and illustrator
- George Arion (b. 1946), writer
- Mihai Berza (1907–1978), historian
- Eugen Boureanul (1885–1971), prose writer
- Gabriel Bujor (b. 1990), handball player
- Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887–1929), first woman aviator in Romania
- Cristina Carp (b. 1997), footballer
- Henri Cihoski (1872–1950), politician and general
- Emil Coșeru (b. 1947), actor
- Vintilă Dongoroz (1893–1976), jurist, lawyer and professor
- Costică Donose (b. 1952), footballer
- Mișu Dulgheru (1909–2002), communist activist and spy
- Alina Gorghiu (b. 1978), lawyer and former president of the National Liberal Party (PNL)
- Calistrat Hogaș (1847–1917), writer
- Iorgu Iordan (1888–1986), linguist, philologist and communist politician
- Dimitrie Lecca (1832–1888), officer and politician
- Mihail Manoilescu (1891–1950), publicist, economist, and politician
- Vasile Mihai (b. 1995), footballer
- Alexandru Mironescu (1903–1973), prose writer
- Henri Moscovici (b. 1944), mathematician
- Dinu Negreanu (1917–2001), film director
- Pedro Negrescu (1969–2021), musician
- Claudiu Pamfile (b. 1997), footballer
- Oana Pantelimon (b. 1972), high jumper
- Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (1833–1898), historian, politician, and academician
- Gheorghe Petrașcu (1872–1949), painter and academician
- N. Petrașcu (1859–1944), diplomat, writer, memoirist, publicist, art historian and critic
- Ion Petrovici (1882–1972), philosopher, essayist, memoirist, writer, orator, and politician
- Theodor Șerbănescu (1839–1901), poet and translator
- Simona Sharoni (b. 1961), feminist scholar and activist
- Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016), general
- Catalin Tecuceanu (b. 1999), middle-distance runner
Museums
Festivals
Tecuci is the host of several cultural festivals:
- International Aphorism Festival[5][6]
- Costache Conachi Poetry Festival[7]
- Omătuța traditional folk music festival[7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tecuci Climate". Climate-data.org. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Populația stabilă după etnie - județe, municipii, oraşe, comune". National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in română). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Festivalul Internațional al Aforismului, de la Tecuci, reflectat intr-un volum tiparit in sase limbi, in Liban". Adevărul. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Festivalul Internațional al Aforismului de la Tecuci". Departamentul pentru Românii de Pretutindeni. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Festivaluri in Tecuci". vinsieu.ro. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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