Galaţi
Galaţi (pronounced [gaˈlaʦʲ] in Romanian, Turkish: Kalas; German: Galatz; Polish: Gałacz English: simply Galati) is a city in the eastern part of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is the capital city of Galaţi County.
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Galaţi | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 45°25′24″N 28°2′33″E / 45.42333°N 28.04250°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Galaţi County |
| Status | County capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dumitru Nicolae (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • City | 246.3 km2 (95.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • City | 298,861 |
| • Density | 1,213/km2 (3,140/sq mi) |
| • Metro | roughly 600,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.primaria.galati.ro/ |
It lies on the west bank of the Danube River, near Moldova and Ukraine.
As of 2011, about 196,003 people lived in Galaţi.[1] But in 2016, 304,000 people were living in Galaţi.
Sister cities
Coventry, England; since 1963.
Piraeus, Greece; since 1985.
Wuhan, China; since 1987.
Pessac, France; since 1991.
Limón, Costa Rica; since 1992.
Hammond, United States; since 1997.
Mykolaiv, Ukraine; since 2002.- Odessa, Ukraine; since 2002.
- Sevastopol, Ukraine; since 2002.
- Yalta, Ukraine; since 2002.
Ancona, Italy.- Jesi, Italy; since 2003.
- Scottsbluff, United States; since 2007
Bombay, India; since 2007.- Brindisi, Italy; since 2007.
Galaţi Media
Casa colectiilor
Located in the old town of galati, the photo contains both the history museum and the greek church
Administrative Palace of Galati
Alexandru Ioan Cuza street
The Danube river seen from Galati
Strada Domneasca din Galati
The two ferries over the Danube in Galati/Romania meet each other.
Casa Lambrinidi
Palatul Administrativ din Galați. Clădirea-monument istoric a fost votată de către gălățeni ca fiind noul simbol al orașului. Edificiul a fost realizat după planurile arhitectului Ion Mincu. Pe partea frontală tronează două statui care simbolizează Industria și Agricultura.
Sources
- ↑ "Galați · Population". Population.city. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
Other websites
- (in Romanian) Official site Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Romanian) Pictures of old Galaţi
