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Vaslui County

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Country
  
Romania

Historical region
  
Moldavia

Telephone code
  
(+40) 235 or (+40) 335

Area
  
5,318 km²

Team
  
FC Vaslui

Development region
  
Nord-Est

Area rank
  
27th

ISO 3166 code
  
RO-VS

Capital
  
Vaslui

Vaslui County httpsiytimgcomviZ0NxeZKbEu8maxresdefaultjpg

Points of interest
  
Grădina Zoologică, Copou - Vaslui, Muzeul Eparhial Huși, Muzeul „Vasile Pârvan”, Movila lui Burcel

Songs volunteering action vaslui county hospital 10 may 2013


Vaslui ([vasˈluj]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.

Contents

Map of Vaslui County, Romania

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 375,148 and the population density was 70.54/km².

  • Romanians - over 98%
  • Romas, other
  • Geography

    This county has an area of 5,318 km².

    The county lies on a plane, being bounded by the Prut River on the east and crossed in its centre by Bârlad River, a tributary of Siret River.

    Neighbours

  • Republic of Moldova to the east - Cantemir raion and Cahul raion.
  • Neamț County, Bacău County and Vrancea County to the west.
  • Iași County to the north.
  • Galați County to the south.
  • People

  • Dimitrie Cantemir
  • Alexandru Ioan Cuza
  • Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
  • Ana Pauker
  • Ștefan Procopiu
  • Emil Racoviță
  • Constantin Tănase
  • Nicolae Tonitza
  • Alexandru Vlahuță
  • Economy

    Vaslui County was heavily industrialised during the communist period and had large industrial complexes that went bankrupt during the 1990s. Today, the county's industry is mainly agricultural one, with other industries concentrated in the main urban areas.

    County's main industries:

  • mechanical components
  • chemicals
  • food stuffs
  • textiles.
  • Tourism

    The main tourist destinations are the cities of Vaslui, Bârlad and Huși. The Vaslui County Council, the county councils of the Leova and Hîncești districts in the Republic of Moldova, and the European Union (through the Phare program), have set up a program which seeks to promote tourism in these regions. The main tourist attractions of the Vaslui-Hîncești-Leova touristic program are, among others, the medieval and early modern churches and monasteries, the Manuc Bei Hunting Palace and the Manuc - Mirzaian Manor Palace (similar to Manuc's Inn in Bucharest) in Hîncești, as well as the region's natural riches.

    Politics

    The Vaslui County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 33 counselors, with the following party composition:

    Administrative divisions

    Vaslui County has 3 municipalities, 2 towns and 81 communes

    Municipalities

  • Bârlad
  • Huși
  • Vaslui: capital city;
  • Towns

  • Murgeni
  • Negrești
  • References

    Vaslui County Wikipedia