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Country
  
Romania

Status
  
Municipality

Area
  
86.76 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:55 AM

County
  
Galați County

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
31,045 (2011)

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 70% Humidity

Tecuci ([teˈkut͡ʃʲ]) 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.

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Map of Tecuci 805300, Romania

History

The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce 1476 battle between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans.

Under the Romanian Kingdom, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.

Economy

The city was famous 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).

Population

As of October 30, 2011, 34,871 inhabitants live within the city limits.

Natives

  • Nina Arbore (1888–1942), painter and illustrator
  • Mihai Berza (1907–1978), historian
  • Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887–1929), first woman aviator in Romania
  • Henri Cihoski (1872–1950), politician and general
  • Vintilă Dongoroz (1893–1976), jurist, lawyer and professor
  • Alina Gorghiu (b. 1978), lawyer and President of the National Liberal Party
  • Calistrat Hogaș (1847–1917), writer
  • Iorgu Iordan (1888–1986), linguist, philologist and communist politician
  • Mihail Manoilescu (1891–1950), publicist, economist and politician
  • 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
  • Museums

  • Tecuci Town Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Mixt Tecuci)
  • References

    Tecuci Wikipedia