Vaslui

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Vaslui
Municipality
Vaslui cityscape
Coat of arms
Location in Vaslui County
Vaslui Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°38′18″N 27°43′45″E / 46.63833°N 27.72917°E / 46.63833; 27.72917
Country	Romania
County	Vaslui
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasile Pavăl[1] (PSD)
Area	68.44 km2 (26.42 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Highest elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Lowest elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	63,035
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	730006–730242
Area code	(+40) 02 35
Vehicle reg.	VS
Website	www.primariavs.ro

Vaslui (Romanian pronunciation:

The peak of Vaslui's importance was in the 15th century, when it was a second-rank capital of Moldavia, during the reign of Stephen the Great (r. 1457–1504) and its population approached that of the neighbouring Iași. In 1475, Prince Stephen won his greatest battle against the Ottoman Empire in the Vaslui area. Once the Moldavian capital was moved from Suceava to Iași and the southern town of Bârlad became an administrative center of southern Moldavia, Vaslui declined for the next three centuries to eventually become a local borough (târg).

There once was a fairly large

The population of Vaslui grew steadily again after 1968, when the town was proclaimed as the administrative center of Vaslui County, with immigration from the neighbouring countryside, attracted by the industries set up by the

Demographics

According to the last census, from 2021, there were 63,035 people living within the city of Vaslui,^[3] making it the 40th largest city in Romania. The ethnic makeup is as follows:

• Romanians: 98.63%
• Romani people: 1.19%
• Lipovans: 0.06%
• Other: 0.12%

The population decreased again after the

The majority of the population is of Romanian ethnicity. Members of the

According to data provided by Romanian officials in 2017, the population of Vaslui is 100,170. The substantial increase compared to the latest census figure is due to the fact that tens of thousands of dual citizens from neighboring Moldova come to Vaslui for their identity documents, where a Vaslui address is listed.^[4]

Districts

Vaslui has several neighborhoods: 13 Decembrie, Ana Ipătescu, Castanilor, Copou, Delea, Alecu Donici, Gheorghe Racoviță, Green Park, Gura Bustei and Traian.

Education

The city has ten schools, classes I – VIII, named after

The city also has six high schools, named after Mihail Kogălniceanu, Emil Racoviță, Anghel Rugină, Ștefan Procopiu and Ion Mincu, as well as a Sports High School.

Economy

The main industries are textiles (clothing and knitted wear) and food (baked goods, vegetable oil, meat, dairy). There are also a number of shopping centers and supermarkets.

Transport

The Vaslui railway station [ro] is located in the south of the city. Originally designed by Anghel Saligny, it opened in 1886. The station was renovated in 2013.

In the city, public transport is provided by buses and taxis. In July 1994, a trolleybus line opened. It closed in July 2009, reopening in August 2016.^[5]

The DN24 [ro] national road passes through the city in a north-south direction (Iași-Bârlad). The DN2F [ro] road heads west to Bacău, and the DN15D [ro] road goes north-west to Piatra Neamț. European route E581 lies to the south-east.

Sport

Vaslui is home to

Natives

• Ioan Adam
• Viviana Gradinaru
• David M. Hermalin
• Lora (singer)
• Nicolae Milescu
• Gheorghe Mironescu
• Alexandra Nechita
• Alina Plugaru
• Corneliu Porumboiu
• Nikolai Spathari
• Constantin Tănase
• Marcela Topor
• Virgil Trofin

Twin towns

Vaslui is twinned with:^[6]

• Cahul, Moldova
• Quarrata, Italy
• Radoviš, North Macedonia
• San Fernando de Henares, Spain

Gallery

• 
  Civic Square
• 
• 
  Princely Church
• 
  Copou Park
• 
  Civic Square
• 
  House of Culture
• 
  The Summer Theatre
• 
  Palace of Justice
• 
  City Hall
• 
  County Hospital
• 
  Central Mall (red)
• 
  Mavrocordat Palace
• 
  Old Railway Station
• 
  "Mihail Kogălniceanu" High School
• 
  Courthouse (1907)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaslui.

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Vaslui".

• Vaslui City Hall website