Botoșani
County capital | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Botoşani | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 47°44′55″N 26°40′10″E / 47.74861°N 26.66944°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Botoşani County |
| Status | County capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cătălin Mugurel Flutur (National Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 119.132 |
| • Density | 2,822/km2 (7,310/sq mi) |
| • July 1, 2005 | 119.132 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.primariabt.ro |
Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /bo.to'ʃanʲ/ is the capital city of Botoşani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 115,609 people as of the year 2002
Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu and Nicolae Iorga.
Sport
Football is represented in Botoşani by the team FC Botoşani.
Botoșani Media
15th-century Saint Nicholas (Popăuți) church
The bell tower of Monastery Popăuți, built in the 15th century by Stephen the Great
References
County seats of Romania (alphabetical order by county) | ||
|---|---|---|
Alba Iulia • Arad • Piteşti • Bacău • Oradea • Bistriţa • Botoşani • Braşov • Brăila • Buzău • Reşiţa • Călăraşi • Cluj-Napoca • Constanţa • Sfântu Gheorghe • Târgovişte • Craiova • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Târgu Jiu • Miercurea Ciuc • Deva • Slobozia • Iaşi • Buftea • Baia Mare • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Târgu Mureş • Piatra Neamţ • Slatina • Ploieşti • Satu Mare • Zalău • Sibiu • Suceava • Alexandria • Timişoara • Tulcea • Vaslui • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Focşani |  | |
