Pașcani | |||
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Paşcani city center seen from the stairs | |||
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Location of Paşcani | |||
Coordinates: | |||
Country | Romania | ||
County | Iași County | ||
Status | Municipality | ||
Subordinated villages | |||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Dumitru Pantazi (PSD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 75.42 km2 (29.12 sq mi) | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 33,475 | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Website | http://www.pascani.ro/ |
Pașcani (Romanian pronunciation: [paʃˈkanʲ]) is a city in Iași County in the Moldavia region of Romania on the Siret River. As of 2002, it has a population of 42,172. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâștești, 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.
Natives[]
- Visarion Puiu
- Mihail Sadoveanu
- Ion Vasilenco
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