IASI

IASIIAŞI CITY

ROMANIA MARCH 2010

PALACE OF CULTURE

The county of Iasi has a surface of more than 5400 km² and lies at the east border of Romania with the Moldavia Republic. Its neighbors are in north Suceava and Botosani, the south Vaslui and the west Neamt. The geographical position on seven hills (Copou, Sorogari, Tatarasi, Cetatuia, Bucium, Galata, Holboca) attracted the comparison between the Moldavian city and Latin Rome. Iasi is mentioned in a list of the cities as of the period 1387-1392. Documentary the city dates from the 1408, when the town of Iasi appears in a commercial privilege granted by Alexandru Cel Bun (the Good) to the Russian goods sellers. Thanks to its favorable position to the crossroads of trade route, Iasi develops and becomes quickly the capital of Moldavia during the reign of Alexandru Lapusneanu (1565). Anyone can easily say that Iasi is a true museum because each corner evokes the passage of a great personality of the Romanian literature, science, philosophy, history or politics.

NATIONAL THEATRE

COPOU PARK

BOTANICAL GARDEN

METROPOLITAN SEAT OF MOLDAVIA

UNIVERSITY AL. IOAN CUZA

DOSOFTEI HOUSE

MICLAUŞENI CASTLE

"Iasi is the city that gives the impression of an old man, dressed with old clothes, asked only at great days and in needs, and forgotten in wealth." (Nicolae Hortolomei, 1929)

IAŞI județ (county), northeastern Romania, bounded on the east by Moldova. The southward-flowing Prut River marks the county’s eastern border with Moldova, and the Siret River drains the hilly terrain of the county to the south. Iași county was a part of feudal Moldavia.Iași city is the county capital and has chemical, textile, and food industries. Building materials are produced in Ciurea and Hârlău, and machinery factories operate in Pașcani. The county’s agricultural activities consist of cereal cultivation and livestock raising. Ciric, located north of Iași, is a boating resort. Cetatuia Monastery, south of Iași city, was completed in 1672. Răducăneni, Mădirjac, and Șipote are other towns. Bârnova Forest and the natural monument of Repédea Hill, containing fossiliferous rocks, are notable features of the area. A university and several technical and professional institutes are found in Iași. Highways and railway connections extend through Iași, Târgu Frumos, and Pașcani. An airport is located near Iași city. Area 2,114 square miles (5,476 square km). Pop. (2007 est.) 825,100.

THE CITY WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN MARCH !

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YOU ARE EXPECTED ! WELCOME TO IAŞI !MARCH 2010 !!!☼