Iași
Iaşi is a city in the northeastern part of Romania. It is the second largest city in Romania as of the year 2007.[8] Iaşi used to be the capital of Moldavia.
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| Coordinates: 47°09′25″N 27°35′25″E / 47.15694°N 27.59028°ECoordinates: 47°09′25″N 27°35′25″E / 47.15694°N 27.59028°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County |  Iași |
| Status | Municipality |
| Settled | Before 14th century |
| First official record | 1408 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mihai Chirica (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • County Seat | 93.9 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 808 km2 (312 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[6] | |
| • County Seat | 290,422 |
| • Estimate (2016)[7] | 362,142  |
| • Density | 3,092/km2 (8,010/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 474,035[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 700xxx |
| Car Plates | IS |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
History
Alexandru Lăpuşneanu changed the capital of Moldavia from Suceava to Iaşi in 1564. One of the first churches to be built in Moldavia was built by the Greek adventurer Prince Ioan Iacob Heraclid.
The Tatars burned the city down in 1513. The Ottoman Empire also burned the city down in 1538 and people from the Imperial Russian army did so again in 1686. The plague spread throughout the city in 1734.
The Russo-Turkish War of 1787 was stopped when the Peace of Iaşi happened. Alexander Ypsilanti and the Filiki Eteria came into the city and took it in 1822.
Iaşi was the capital of Moldavia from 1568 to 1859. When World War I happened, Iaşi became the capital of Romania. This happened when the Central Powers took Bucharest on 6 December 1916. Bucharest became the capital again when Imperial Germany was defeated.
Geography
Iaşi can be found on the Bahlui River, which is a tributary of the Jijia. Forests and uplands are very common. These woods and hills include the monasteries of Cetăţuia, Frumoasa, and Galata. People have thought that Iaşi was built on seven hills (Cetăţuia, Galata, Copou-Aurora, Bucium-Păun, Şorogari, Repedea and Breazu in Romanian).
Population
The population of Iaşi has changed a bit over the years:
Sister cities
The following are the sister cities of Iaşi:
Chişinău, Moldova.
Assiut, Egypt.
Atlanta, United States.
Filacciano, Italy.- Forano, Italy.
Ilioupoli, Greece.
Isfahan, Iran.
Jericho, Palestine.
Ramleh, Israel.- Kozani, Greece.
Monterrey, Mexico.- Morlupo, Italy.
- Nazzano, Italy.
- Padua, Italy.
- Peristeri, Greece.
Poitiers, France.- Rhodes, Greece.
Quebec City, Canada.- Sant'Oreste, Italy.
- Torrita Tiberina, Italy.
- Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
Xi'an, China.
Iași Media
Map_of_Iași_within_Iași_County
Iași metropolitan area map
An 1871 Romanian telegraph stamp, using the historic name of Jassy
Coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia at Cetățuia Monastery
The city of Iași (Iassy), capital of Moldavia, in 1701 (German engraving)
Statuia lui Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iaşi
Great Synagogue (1671)
Podu Roș Synagogue (photo circa 1910)
Păcurari Cemetery Gate (the old Jewish cemetery)
Panoramic view of the Copou Hill
References
- ↑ 1000 lei 1998 – 80th anniversary of the Great Union of 1918 (in English)Romanian Coins.org. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ Iași, the cultural city (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ About Iaşi (in Romanian) (2002)La Iaşi. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ Romanian Cities (in Romanian)Tarom.
- ↑ Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areasEurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ Population at 20 October 2011 (in Romanian) (5 July 2013)INSSE. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016 (in Romanian) (6 June 2016)INSSE. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Populatia la 1 iulie 2007 (in Romanian) (2007-07-01)National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-30.[dead link]
- ↑ Romania in cifre (see page 9). Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/statistici/comunicate/alte/Comunicat%20ziua%20populatiei%202006%20doc.pdf
Other websites
- Iasi City Hall website
- (in Romanian) Official site of the Iaşi police inspectorate Archived 2011-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Events in Iaşi Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Iasi Map Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine