Tecuci
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Tecuci Location of Tecuci | ||
Coordinates: 45°50′48″N 27°25′40″E / 45.84667°N 27.42778°E / 45.84667; 27.42778 | ||
Country | Romania | |
County | Galați County | |
Status | Municipality | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Cătălin Constantin Hurdubae (PSD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 86.76 km2 (33.50 sq mi) | |
Population (2011 census[1]) | ||
• Total | 34,871 | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tecuci (Romanian pronunciation: [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.
Contents
1 History
2 Economy
3 Climate
4 Population
5 Natives
6 Museums
7 References
History
The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce 1476 battle between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans.[2]
Under the Romanian Kingdom, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.[2]
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).
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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Average high °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | 9.1 (48.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 3.2 (37.8) | 15.4 (59.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.2 (63) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 0.2 (32.4) | 10.5 (50.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.0 (32) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 1.4 (34.5) | −2.8 (27) | 5.6 (42) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27 (1.06) | 28 (1.1) | 27 (1.06) | 42 (1.65) | 59 (2.32) | 72 (2.83) | 59 (2.32) | 50 (1.97) | 44 (1.73) | 28 (1.1) | 33 (1.3) | 29 (1.14) | 498 (19.58) |
Source: Climate-data.org [3] |
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1900 | 13,401 | — |
1912 | 14,927 | +11.4% |
1930 | 17,172 | +15.0% |
1948 | 20,292 | +18.2% |
1956 | 23,400 | +15.3% |
1966 | 28,454 | +21.6% |
1977 | 36,143 | +27.0% |
1992 | 46,825 | +29.6% |
2002 | 42,012 | −10.3% |
2011 | 34,871 | −17.0% |
Source: Census data |
As of October 30, 2011, 34,871 inhabitants live within the city limits.[1]
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 former 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tecuci. |
^ ab (in Romanian) Populaţia stabilă după etnie - judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed April 15, 2014
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