Pașcani
Pașcani | |
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 A part of Pașcani seen from the stairs | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Iași County | |
  Pașcani Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′58″N 26°43′38″E / 47.24944°N 26.72722°ECoordinates: 47°14′58″N 26°43′38″E / 47.24944°N 26.72722°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Iași |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Marius-Nicolae Pintilie[1] (PNL) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 33,745 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | IS |
| Website | http://www.pascani.ro/ |
Pașcani (Romanian pronunciation: [paʃˈkanʲ]) is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. As of 2011, it has a population of 33,745. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca and Sodomeni.
The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Pașca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel The Place Where Nothing Happened takes place. An important local site is the Church of the Holy Archangels.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 13,968 | — |
| 1948 | 10,857 | −22.3% |
| 1956 | 15,008 | +38.2% |
| 1966 | 18,689 | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 24,459 | +30.9% |
| 1992 | 44,900 | +83.6% |
| 2002 | 42,172 | −6.1% |
| 2011 | 33,745 | −20.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives[]
- Octavian Nemescu
- Visarion Puiu
- Mihail Sadoveanu
- Neculai Rățoi
- Ion Vasilenco
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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